The Handbook of East AsiaTwenty-First Century Books, 1 ¡.Â. 2005 - 272 ˹éÒ The Far East is home to one of the world's great civilizations, whose history stretches back for at least 4,000 years. It is also a fascinating region for it's importance in the world today as the home of the second and third largest economies (China and Japan), the world's most populous country (the People's Republic of China) and a prong of President Bush's axis of evil, North Korea. |
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