chapter 1 Domestication and Diaspora of Rice / chapter 2 Tai Participation in the Spread of Rice Agriculture in Asia / chapter 3 Rice in Social and Cultural Life of People / chapter 4 Domestication of Rice in China and Its Cultural Heritage / chapter 5 History of Rice Culture in Korea: Origin, Antiquity and Diffusion / chapter 6 History of Rice in Japan / chapter 7 History of Rice in Southeast Asia and Australia / chapter 8 History of Rice in South Asia (Up to 1947) / chapter 9 History of Rice in South Asia (1947-2007) / chapter 10 History of Rice in Western and Central Asia / chapter 11 History of Rice in Europe / chapter 12 History of Rice in Africa / chapter 13 The Rice Industry of the United States / chapter 14 History of Rice in Latin America / chapter 15 History of Rice Marketing / chapter 16 A Century of Rice Breeding, Its Impact and Challenges Ahead