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Encyclopedia of Asian History. Macmillan, 1988. Comprehensive coverage in nearly 3,000 articles by scholars.

Barnes, Ian R., and Robert Hudson. The History Atlas of Asia: From the World's Oldest Civilizations to Emerging Superpower. Macmillan, 1998. Historical geography depicted in graphics, 50 color maps, and informative text.

Bose, Sugata, and Ayesha Jalal. Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy. Routledge, 1998. A good introduction to the subcontinent by professors at Tufts and Columbia universities.

Bowman, John Stewart, ed. Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture. Columbia University Press, 2000. Survey of key events in history, religion, arts, science, and everyday life for Asian countries.

Brandon, James R., ed. The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre. Cambridge University Press , 1993, 1997. Surveys the history of drama by country.

Chapman, Graham P., and Kathleen M. Baker. The Changing Geography of Asia. Routledge, 1992. Essays describing geographical changes, with maps and diagrams.

Clifford, Mark, and Pete Engardio. Meltdown: Asia's Boom, Bust, and Beyond. Prentice Hall, 1999. Two Business Week editors look at the Asian economy in the late 20th century.

Elegant, Robert S. Pacific Destiny: The Rise of the East. Crown, 1990. The cultural traditions informing current economic and political events.

Frye, Richard N. The Heritage of Central Asia: From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion. Markus Wiener, 1996. A concise yet comprehensive history.

Girard-Geslan, Maud, and others, eds. Art of Southeast Asia. Trans. J. A. Underwood. Abrams, 1998. Scholarly essays cover all regions; copiously illustrated.

Heidhues, Mary F. Somers. Southeast Asia: A Concise History. Thames & Hudson, 2000, 2001. Concise history from early settlement to the present, for the general reader.

Hillenbrand, Robert. Islamic Art and Architecture. Thames & Hudson, 1998. Covers a thousand years of history and art, for the general reader.

Keay, John. Empire's End: A History of the Far East from Colonization to Hong Kong. Scribner, 1997. Historical account of the decline of Western colonial powers in Asia.

Lee, Sherman E. A History of Far Eastern Art. Abrams, 1994. Classic introduction to the subject, for a general audience.

Margolis, Eric S. War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet. Routledge, 2000. A journalist's account of warfare in the region in the late 20th century.

McEvedy, Colin. The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Pacific. Penguin, 1998. Covers lands and peoples on the Pacific and along the Pacific rim.

Meyer, Karl E. The Dust of Empire: The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland. Public Affairs, 2003. An examination of Central Asian countries following the collapse of British and Soviet empires.

Meyer, Karl E., and Shareen Blair Brysac. Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia. Counterpoint, 1999. A vibrant history of the struggle between Britain and Russia for mastery of Central Asia.

Meyer, Karl E., and Shareen Blair Brysac. Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia. Counterpoint, 2000. Reading much like high adventure, recounts the European competition for control of Central Asia, beginning in the early 19th century.

Osborne, Milton. Southeast Asia: An Introductory History. Allen & Unwin, 1998. General survey presents the region as a coherent whole.

Tarling, Nicholas, ed. The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia. 4 vols. Cambridge University Press, 2000. Comprehensive, scholarly history from the ancient world to the present.

Thubron, Colin. The Lost Heart of Asia. HarperCollins, 1994, 2000. Portrait of life in Central Asia.

Asian geography and wildlife

Chapman, Graham P., and Kathleen M. Baker. The Changing Geography of Asia. Routledge, 1992. Essays describing geographical changes, with maps and diagrams.

Cranbrook, Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, Earl of, ed. Wonders of Nature in Southeast Asia. Oxford University Press, 1997. Anthology of plant and animal life that shows the natural beauty and wonder of the region.

Gurung, K. K., and Raj Singh. Field Guide to the Mammals of the Indian Subcontinent: Where to Watch Mammals in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. Academic, 1998. An authoritative guide to the larger mammals of the Indian subcontinent; well illustrated.

Laidler, Liz. China's Threatened Wildlife. Blandford, 1999. Profiles 20 of Asia's endangered species, including the panda, the Manchurian tiger, the Yangtze River dolphin, and the snow leopard.

MacKinnon, John. Wild China. MIT Press, 1996. Introductory surveys of animals, birds, and plants.

Schaller, George B. Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe. University of Chicago Press, 2000. Survey of the flora and fauna of the Chang Tang Reserve, the world's second largest wildlife reserve.

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For younger readers

Sayre, April Pulley. Asia. Twenty-First Century, 1999. An overview of the continent for readers in grades 4 to 6.

Wakin, Eric. Asian Independence Leaders. Facts on File, 1997. For high school readers.

Wilkinson, Philip, and Michael Pollard. The Magical East. Chelsea House, 1994. For readers in grades 4 to 7.

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