The Naga Awakens: Growth and Change in Southeast Asia

Description

Saddled within the wider Asia-Pacific, the Southeast Asian region is undergoing tremendous change in response to the macro forces of globalization and the technological challenges resulting from increasing information technology. This book addresses the issues and consequences that countries in the region must face as they move into the 21st century. The authors discuss the applications of new technologies, such as the use of geographic information systems, the issue of a borderless world, environmental education, and the mosaic of cultures and languages that constantly threaten the political and social stability of the region.