A short history of Asia. (2014)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- A short history of Asia. (2014)
- Main Title:
- A short history of Asia
- Further Information:
- Note: Colin Mason.
- Authors:
- Mason, Colin, 1926-
- Contents:
- List of Maps; 1. Introduction; PART I: BEFORE IMPERIALISM; 2. Prehistory and the first Indian Civilizations; 3. The Development of Indian Culture: Hinduism and Buddhism; 4. Early South-East Asia: The Ships from India; 5. China: The Eternal Nation; 6. Early Japan and the Tang Dynasty in China; 7. The Awakening of Europe and the Challenge of Islam; 8. Floodtide in China: The Song, Mongol and Ming Dynasties; 9. China: Ebb Tide; 10. The Three Makers of Japan and the Tokugawa Period; PART II: THE 'WHITE MAN'S BURDEN'; 11. The Dominators and the Dominated; 12. South-East Asia: The European and Chinese Impacts; 13. The Malay World: Majapahit and Malacca; 14. Indonesia: The Last Independent Kingdoms and the Extension of Dutch Rule; 15. India Under Two Masters: The Grand Moguls and the East India Company; 16. Gandhi's India: The Struggle for Liberty; PART III: THE MODERN NATIONS; 17. The Second World War and the End of Empire; 18. South Asia: Freedom and Poverty; 19. India; 20. Pakistan; 21. Bangladesh; 22. Afghanistan; 23. The Mountain States: Nepal and Bhutan; 24. Sri Lanka; 25. China: Two Revolutions; 26. Modern China: The Communist State; 27. Mongolia; 28. Indonesia and Timor Leste; 29. Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; 30. Japan: The Iron Triangle; 31. Thailand: Two Hats – The Struggle for Democracy; 32. The Philippines: Trouble in Paradise; 33. Korea: Divided Nation; 34. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; 35. Burma: Rule By the Gun; 36. The Asian Century?; Suggested Further Reading;List of Maps; 1. Introduction; PART I: BEFORE IMPERIALISM; 2. Prehistory and the first Indian Civilizations; 3. The Development of Indian Culture: Hinduism and Buddhism; 4. Early South-East Asia: The Ships from India; 5. China: The Eternal Nation; 6. Early Japan and the Tang Dynasty in China; 7. The Awakening of Europe and the Challenge of Islam; 8. Floodtide in China: The Song, Mongol and Ming Dynasties; 9. China: Ebb Tide; 10. The Three Makers of Japan and the Tokugawa Period; PART II: THE 'WHITE MAN'S BURDEN'; 11. The Dominators and the Dominated; 12. South-East Asia: The European and Chinese Impacts; 13. The Malay World: Majapahit and Malacca; 14. Indonesia: The Last Independent Kingdoms and the Extension of Dutch Rule; 15. India Under Two Masters: The Grand Moguls and the East India Company; 16. Gandhi's India: The Struggle for Liberty; PART III: THE MODERN NATIONS; 17. The Second World War and the End of Empire; 18. South Asia: Freedom and Poverty; 19. India; 20. Pakistan; 21. Bangladesh; 22. Afghanistan; 23. The Mountain States: Nepal and Bhutan; 24. Sri Lanka; 25. China: Two Revolutions; 26. Modern China: The Communist State; 27. Mongolia; 28. Indonesia and Timor Leste; 29. Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei; 30. Japan: The Iron Triangle; 31. Thailand: Two Hats – The Struggle for Democracy; 32. The Philippines: Trouble in Paradise; 33. Korea: Divided Nation; 34. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; 35. Burma: Rule By the Gun; 36. The Asian Century?; Suggested Further Reading; Index; … (more)
- Edition:
- Third edition
- Publisher Details:
- Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (360 pages), (6 illustrations)
- Subjects:
- 950
Asia -- Civilization
Asia -- History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137340634
1137340630 - Access Rights:
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