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Catholicism, Roman—Philippines The Philippines is the only Christian nation in Asia. Although more than 80 percent of Filipinos are said to be Roman Catholic, many fewer are genuine Catholics. There is a wide gap between professing Catholics and orthodox Catholics. Most... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 5 pages (1,381 words) in 1 product

Tarian Asyik Tarian Asyik, which means "the dance of a lover," is a classical Malay court dance that was popular in Kelantan (a state on the east coast of West Malaysia) and Patani (a state south of Thailand that was part of the Patani Ma... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 1 pages (365 words) in 2 products

Royal University of Phnom Penh The Royal University of Phnom Penh (UPP) was first established in 1960 as a result of the efforts of Prince Sihanouk (now King Sihanouk) to modernize Cambodia and focus on education. Built with money largely donated by the French, the Roya... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 3 pages (980 words) in 2 products

Rubab Rubab, an Arabic term, is widely used throughout the Islamic world to denote a bowed lute. It is usually played on the knees with the bow held from underneath. Rubabs are of two main types: fiddles with wooden, pear-shaped bodies and spike... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 2 pages (582 words) in 2 products

Rubber Industry   The rubber industry in Asia today consists primarily of the cultivation of Hevea brasiliensis in various countries, primarily Indonesia and Malaysia, and the export of raw rubber and manufactured rubber products throughout the world. The i... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 18 pages (5,347 words) in 4 products

Rubber Industry—Malaysia   The rubber industry in Asia today consists primarily of the cultivation of Hevea brasiliensis in various countries, primarily Indonesia and Malaysia, and the export of raw rubber and manufactured rubber products throughout the world. The i... Study Pack: 4 Summaries About 18 pages (5,347 words) in 4 products

Rudaki (c. 859–940/941), first of the great classical Persian poets. The talents of Abu ʿAbdollah Jaʿfar ibn Mohammad, known as Rudaki, were not limited to poetry; he was also a gifted singer and musician. E. G. Browne (1811&... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 5 pages (1,474 words) in 2 products

Kipling, Joseph Rudyard   The years 1890-1932, during which Joseph Rudyard Kipling was having his books published in London and New York, coincided with the development of modernism and its establishment as the dominant literary style of the twentieth century. Kipl... Study Pack: 7 Biographies, 2 Summaries, 1 Essay, 8 Criticisms, 1 Quotes About 413 pages (123,943 words) in 19 products

Khomeini, Ayatollah   Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (1902-1989) was the founder and supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The only leader in the Muslim world who combined political and religious authority as a head of state, he took office in 197... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 2 Summaries, 1 Essay, 1 Quotes About 58 pages (17,348 words) in 5 products

Réunion Island (1999 est. pop. 706,000). Réunion Island, in the Indian Ocean, was known as Bourbon during the nineteenth century. Elliptic in shape, it is 2,512 square kilometers in area. It is a French Overseas Territory, and its president is, co... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 10 pages (2,907 words) in 2 products

Rural Workers, Surplus—China Surplus labor refers to the existence of human resources that are potentially capable of productive effort but are unused or underused. This condition often results in underemployment or disguised unemployment. A large supply of labor in r... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 2 pages (469 words) in 1 product

Russification and Sovietization—Central Asia   After capturing Kazan in 1552, the Russians, under Czar Ivan IV (1530–1584), took several hundred years to assimilate the Muslim lands of Central Asia. Before the nineteenth century, Central Asia was partly ruled by the Muslim khana... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 30 pages (9,050 words) in 3 products

Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). Japan's use of Western-style military organization and armaments to triumph over Russia in 1905 was a turning point in relations between Asia and the West, in part because it was seen by many as a race war or a c... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 20 pages (5,882 words) in 2 products

Yanggang Province (2002 est. pop. 805,000). Yanggang (also Ryanggang) Province (Yanggangdo or Ryanggangdo), with an area of 13,888 square kilometers, is located inland along the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen (Tuman) Rivers in North Korea (Democratic People'... Study Pack: 2 Summaries About 3 pages (808 words) in 2 products