History of Asia

Name: History of Asia
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ISBN: 9780205649167

ISBN-10: 0205649165

ISBN-13: 9780205649167

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: Rhoads Murphey

List price: $129.80

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A History of Asiais the only text to cover the area known as "monsoon Asia"--India, China, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan--from the earliest of times to the present. Written by leading scholar Rhoads Murphey, the book'39;s extensive analysis integrates the complex and diverse political, social, intellectual, and economic histories of this area with an engaging and lively style of writing. Popular because of its scope and coverage, as well as its illustrations, maps, and many boxed primary sources, the new edition ofA History of Asiacontinues as a leader in the field of Asian history.

Book details

List price: $129.80
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 9.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Rhoads Murphey is Reader in Ottoman Studies at the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity, University of Birmingham. He is the author of numerous books on Ottoman Empire and Warfare.



by Country or Region


List of Maps


List of Documents


Preface


Author's Note to the Reader


About the Author


A Note on the Spelling of Asian Names and Words


Wade-Giles/Pinyin Equivalents


Map: Monsoon Asia


Chronology


Introduction: Monsoon Asia as a Unit of Study



Prehistoric Asia



Asian Religions and Their Cultures



The Traditional Societies of Asia



The Civilization of Ancient India



The Civilization of Ancient China



Medieval India



Early and Medieval Southeast Asia



China : A Golden Age



Early, Classical, and Medieval Japan and Korea



Mughal India and Central Asia



New Imperial Splendor in China: The Ming Dynasty



The West Arrives in Asia



Manchu China and Tokugawa Japan



The Rise of British Power in India



The Triumph of Imperialism in Asia



Subjugation, Nationalism, and Revolution in China and India



The Struggle for Asia, 1920-1945



Revival and Revolution in Japan and China



Korea and Southeast Asia in the Modern World



South Asia : Independence, Political Division, and Development



Asia in the Twenty-First Century


Acknowlegments


Index