A selected bibliography of library books about Pacific Rim topics

330.952 Ros

Ross, Stewart. Causes and consequences of the rise of Japan and

the Pacific Rim. Austin, Tex. : Raintree Steck-Vaughn,

1995. Explains the sudden and rapid growth of the economies

of Japan and the Pacific Rim countries occurring after World

War II and primarily since 1960.

330.99 Phi

Phillips, Douglas A. The Pacific Rim region : emerging giant.

Hillside, N.J., U.S.A. : Enslow Publishers, c1988. Explores

the history, economics, and cultural diversity of the

Pacific Rim nations.

327.73 U.S.

U.S. policy toward China. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press,

1996.

335.43 WRE

Wren, Christopher S. (Christopher Sale), 1936-. The end of the

line : the failure of communism in the Soviet Union and

China. New York : Simon & Schuster, c1990. Two countries

where communism failed have lost their ideology and now face

religion, sex, and corruption problems.

337.52 Jap

Japan and the U.S. New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 1990.

338.19 Bro

Brown, Lester Russell, 1934-. Who will feed China? : wake-up

call for a small planet. 1st ed. New York : W.W. Norton &

Co., c1995. Discussion of what could happen when China

begins importing grain and other food products to feed its

millions of people if the rest of the world does not prepare

for this eventuality.

921 Jia

Jiang, Ji-li. Red scarf girl : a memoir of the Cultural

Revolution. New York : HarperCollins, 1997. Gives a

child's-eye view of a terrifying time in 20th century

history, and of one family's indomitable courage under fire.

921 Mao

Dunster, Jack. China and Mao Zedong. Minneapolis : Published in

cooperation with Cambridge University Press [by] Lerner

Publications Co., 1983, c1982. Traces the life and career

of the Chinese peasant who rose to become chairman of the

People's Republic during the turbulent period of China's

revolution and transformation.

951 Bec

Becker, Jasper. The Chinese. New York : Free Press, c2000.

Describes China from "the bottom upward" focusing on its

illiteracy, its political system, and its rising class of

businessmen and includes the shadowed stories of many

people.

951 CAR

Carter, Alden R. China past-China future. New York : Watts,

c1994. A history of China with an overview of life today

and a look at its possible future, considering an

increasingly young population which is dissatisfied with

communism.

951 CHI

Children of the dragon : the story of Tiananmen Square. New York

: Collier Books. Contains photos of the Tiananmen Square

massacre and provides an oral history of the incident.

951 Dra

Dramer, Kim. People's Republic of China. New York : Children's

Press, 1999. Describes the geography, plants and animals,

history, economy, language, religions, culture, and people

of the People's Republic of China, home of one of the

world's oldest continuous civilizations.

951 Fer

Ferroa, Peggy, (Peggy Grace), 1959-. China. Reference ed. New

York : Marshall Cavendish, c1991. Describes the geography,

history, government, economy, people, lifestyles, religion,

language, and culture of the world's most populous nation.

951 GRE

Green, Robert, 1969-. China. San Diego, CA : Lucent Books,

c1999. Discusses the history, geography, culture, and

current conditions in the People's Republic of China.

951 Mcl

McLenighan, Valjean. People's Republic of China. Chicago :

Childrens, 1984/1995. Overview of China's history and life,

especially since, under the Chinese Communist party, that

country became the People's Republic of China in 1949.

951 Mor

Morton, W. Scott (William Scott). China, its history and

culture. 1st ed. New York : Lippincott & Crowell, c1980.

An introduction to China and its people, with information

about cultural and social trends during each dynasty

interwoven with the history.

951 Rob

Roberson, John R. China from Manchu to Mao (1699-1976). 1st ed.

New York : Atheneum, 1980. A history of China during the

last three centuries, from the time Western nations began to

play an important part in Chinese affairs.

951.05 Kor

Kort, Michael, 1944-. China under communism. Brookfield, Conn.

: Millbrook Press, 1995. Covers the origins and development

of China's Communist regime. Examines the forces (nuclear

power and population growth) that are pushing the country

toward change.

951.05 Lor

Lord, Bette. Legacies : a Chinese mosaic. 1st Ballantine Books

ed. New York : Ballantine, 1991, c1990.

951.05 Pie

Pietrusza, David, 1949-. The Chinese Cultural Revolution. San

Diego, CA : Lucent Books, c1997. Describes the events

surrounding the Maoist revolution in China.

951.05 Ros

Ross, Stewart. China since 1945. New York : Bookwright Press,

1989, c1988. Discusses the history of China from Mao's

Communist takeover in 1945, through the Great Leap Forward

and the Cultural Revolution, to the changes that have taken

place since the death of Mao.

951.9 Mcn

McNair, Sylvia. Korea. Chicago : Childrens Press, c1986. An

introduction to the geography, history, economy, people,

culture, and government of The Land of the Morning Calm, a

peninsula dominated by larger neighbors for many centuries.

951.9 Nas

Nash, Amy K. North Korea. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, [1997],

c1999. Examines the geography, history, government,

society, economy, and transportation of North Korea.

951.9 She

Shepheard, Patricia. South Korea. New York, NY : Chelsea House

Publishers, c1988. Briefly discusses the history,

geography, economy, religious beliefs, daily life, and

culture of South Korea.

951.9 So

Solberg, S. E. (Sammy Edward), 1930-. The land and people of

Korea. New York : HarperCollins, 1991. An introduction to

the history, government, traditions, and way of life of the

people of Korea.

951.9 Wag

Yi, Ki-baek. A new history of Korea. Cambridge, Mass. :

Published for the Harvard-Yenching Institute by Harvard

University Press, 1984. Discusses Korean history and

culture from the earliest times to the student revolution of

1960.

951.95 She

Shepheard, Patricia. South Korea. Philadelphia : Chelsea House,

c1999. Details the geography, climate, economy, and people

of South Korea.

951.95 WIL

Williams, Jean K., 1957-. South Korea. San Diego, CA : Lucent

Books, c1999. Discusses the history, geography, culture,

and current state of South Korea, a land of both tradition

and modern development.

952 LAN

Langone, John, 1929-. In the shogun's shadow : understanding a

changing Japan. 1st ed. Boston : Little Brown, c1994.

Discusses the people, history, and culture of Japan.

952 Rob

Roberson, John R. Japan meets the world : the birth of a super

power. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1998. Examines

the history of Japan through various stages of progress and

isolationism, including its rise to world power, up to the

present day and the current Asian economic crisis.

952.03 Ava

Avakian, Monique. The Meiji restoration and the rise of modern

Japan. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Silver Burdett, c1991.

Provides a detailed history of Japan from 1868 to 1912.

952.04 Mey

Meyer, Carolyn. A voice from Japan : an outsider looks in. 1st

ed. San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1988. The

author relates her visit to Japan where she interviewed

adults and children and recorded their feelings about life

in a country experiencing drastic changes in lifestyle.

952.04 Ran

Random, Michel, 1933-. Japan : strategy of the unseen. London :

Crucible, c1987. A guide for Westerners to the mind of

Modern Japan.

959.704 Bec

Beckett, I. F. W. (Ian Frederick William). Southeast Asia from

1945. New York : F. Watts, 1987, c1986. Discusses, in text

and illustrations, the events in the various countries of

Southeast Asia from 1945 to the present including the

causes, events, and outcome of the war in Vietnam.

959.9 Ole

Oleksy, Walter G., 1930-. The Philippines. New York :

Children's Press, c2000. Describes the geography, plants,

animals, history, economy, language, religions, culture,

sports, arts, and people of the Philippines.

959.9 Top

Tope, Lily Rose, 1955-. Philippines. Reference ed. New York :

Marshall Cavendish Corp., c1991. Describes the history,

geography, and culture of the Philippines and the people who

inhabit these tropical islands.

959.9 Wee

Wee, Jessie. The Philippines. Philadelphia : Chelsea House

Publishers, c1999. Explores the people, history, culture,

land, climate, and economy of the Philippines, the only

Christian nation in Asia.