1. Toward the Pacific Century? Chapter 30

2. I. South Asia  A. The End of the British Raj  B. Independent India  1. An Experiment in Democratic Socialism  2. The Post-Nehru Era

3. I. South Asia  C. The Land of the Pure: Pakistan Since Independence  D. Poverty and Pluralism in South Asia  1. The Politics of Communalism  2. The Economy  3. Caste, Class, and Gender

4. I. South Asia  E. South Asian Art and Literature Since Independence  F. What Is the Future of India?

5. II. Southeast Asia  A. The End of the Colonial Era  B. In the Shadow of the Cold War  1. The Search for a New Political Culture  2. Sukarno and “Guided Democracy”

6. II. Southeast Asia  C. On the Road to Political Reform  1. Indonesia After Suharto  2. The Exceptions: Vietnam and Myanmar  3. Financial Crisis and Recovery  D. Regional Conflict and Cooperation: The Rise of ASEAN

7. II. Southeast Asia  E. Daily Life: Town and Country in Contemporary Southeast Asia  1.Traditional Customs, Modern Values  2. Changing Roles for Women  F. Cultural Trends  G. A Region in Flux

8. III. Japan: Asian Giant  A. The Transformation of Modern Japan  1.The MacArthur Reforms  2. Japan in the Cold War  3. Politics and Government  4. Japan, Incorporated  5. Atoning for the Past

9. III. Japan: Asian Giant  B. The Economy  1. Reforms During the Occupation  2. The “Japanese Miracle”  3. A Miracle Tarnished

10. III. Japan: Asian Giant  C. A Society in Transition  1. The Pressure to Conform  2. Women in Japanese Society  3. The Demographic Crisis  4. Religion  D. Japanese Culture  E. The Japanese Difference

11. IV. The Little Tigers  A. South Korea: A Peninsula Divided  B. Taiwan: The Other China  C. Singapore and Hong Kong: The Littlest Tigers  D. On the Margins of Asia: Postwar Australia and New Zealand  E. Explaining the East Asian Miracle