Asia

An intellectual volume that describes the problems of economic development
The papers in this volume are the result of two conferences. In May 1985 a group of twelve scholars met in Bangkok, Thailand for three days of seminar articipation.

“James T. Myers has woven a compelling tapestry of the forty years
of suffering and martyrdom of the Chinese Catholics under the Maoists.
He shows in painstaking detail how the fate of the Church has been closely
intertwined with the twists and turns of Chinese domestic politics.

Fabled wealth and commodities like spices and aromatic woods have made
Indonesia a focal point for trade down through the centuries. Nearly four
hundred years ago Chinese merchants, explorers, and adventurers came first
to trade and then to settle.

This book is based on discussions which took place to reflect on the revolution
in the Philippines after the collapse of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos and
the accession of Mrs. Corazon Aquino.

This book is based on discussions which took place to reflect on the revolution
in the Philippines after the collapse of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos and
the accession of Mrs. Corazon Aquino.

South Korea’s political change and search for democracy in the late
1980s represents one of the most significant and dramatic political events
in Korea’s modern history.
The Koreans are an ancient people with a long recorded history and traditional
culture.