Eye for the Dragon, Southeast Asia Observed: 1954-1970

An Eye for the Dragon, Southeast Asia Observed: 1954-1970 by Dennis Bloodworth. Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped & Taped DJ. 414 Pgs. ISBN 0374151296. LCCN 70-122826. Tucked between India and China is a bulge known as Indochina, and south and west of this bulge are the Malayan Peninsula, the 3000 islands of Indonesia and the 7000 islands of the Philippines. The subject of this book is this whole, seemingly unrelated miscellany of states that reach out from the Asia landmass. The name of this pattern of land and water is Southeast Asia. The author's aim is to give the reader a taste of the subcontinent. Description text copyright 2009 BooksForComfort. Item ID 20314.