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History of Asia

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ISBN-10: 0321042573

ISBN-13: 9780321042576

Edition: 3rd 2000

Authors: Rhoads Murphey

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Based upon the author's 40 years of professional experience in the field of Asian studies, this third edition presents a rich interpretation of the region's events and traditions and a critical analysis of Asia's future.
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Book details

List price: $66.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Publication date: 8/10/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 468
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.75" 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.

List of Maps
Preface
Author's Note to the Reader
A Note on the Spelling of Asian Names and Words
Wade-Giles/Pinyin Equivalents
About the Author. Atlas
Time Chart
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 at the Close of the Century