Asia past and present : a brief history /: a brief history. (2020)
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- Asia past and present : a brief history /: a brief history. (2020)
- Main Title:
- Asia past and present : a brief history
- Further Information:
- Note: Peter P. Wan, Thomas D. Reins.
- Authors:
- Wan, Peter P
Reins, Thomas D (Thomas David) - Contents:
- About the author Acknowlegments Introduction to Book Introduction to Part 1: Asian and Non-Asian Cultures Interact to ca. 1850 CE Chapter 1 Cultures and the Development of Core Asian Civilizations Chapter 2 The Land and the People of Ancient China to 221 BCE: Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Chapter 3 China’s First Empire: The Qin and Han Dynasties, 221 BCE-220 CE Chapter 4 The Golden Age of Imperial China: The Sui and Tang Dynasties, 581-960 Chapter 5 The Peaking of Traditional Chinese Civilization: The Song and Yuan Dynasties, 960-1368 Chapter 6 The Decline of Imperial China: The Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, 1368-1840 Chapter 7 Pre-Modern Japan and Korea Chapter 8 The Formation of Indian Civilization: 1200 BCE to 185 BCE Chapter 9 The Hindu Synthesis at Home: 185 BCE to 1200 CE Chapter 10 The Indianization of South, Central, Southeast, and East Asia, 185 BCE to 1200 CE Chapter 11 India under Islamic Rule: The Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire, 1206-1707 Chapter 12 On the Indian and Chinese Northern Frontiers: Asian Empires and Kingdoms on the Central and Inner Asian Steppe, ca. 1100-1850 Chapter 13 On the Indian and Chinese Southern Frontiers: Asian Empires and Kingdoms in Southeast Asia, ca. 1100-1850 Chapter 14 European Empires in Asia: The Foundations for Revolutionary Transformation, ca. 1500-1850 Introduction to Part 2: The Age of Transformations: Nationalism and Modernization in the Era of Global Wars and the Search for New Social Arrangements, ca. 1800 to PresentAbout the author Acknowlegments Introduction to Book Introduction to Part 1: Asian and Non-Asian Cultures Interact to ca. 1850 CE Chapter 1 Cultures and the Development of Core Asian Civilizations Chapter 2 The Land and the People of Ancient China to 221 BCE: Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Chapter 3 China’s First Empire: The Qin and Han Dynasties, 221 BCE-220 CE Chapter 4 The Golden Age of Imperial China: The Sui and Tang Dynasties, 581-960 Chapter 5 The Peaking of Traditional Chinese Civilization: The Song and Yuan Dynasties, 960-1368 Chapter 6 The Decline of Imperial China: The Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, 1368-1840 Chapter 7 Pre-Modern Japan and Korea Chapter 8 The Formation of Indian Civilization: 1200 BCE to 185 BCE Chapter 9 The Hindu Synthesis at Home: 185 BCE to 1200 CE Chapter 10 The Indianization of South, Central, Southeast, and East Asia, 185 BCE to 1200 CE Chapter 11 India under Islamic Rule: The Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire, 1206-1707 Chapter 12 On the Indian and Chinese Northern Frontiers: Asian Empires and Kingdoms on the Central and Inner Asian Steppe, ca. 1100-1850 Chapter 13 On the Indian and Chinese Southern Frontiers: Asian Empires and Kingdoms in Southeast Asia, ca. 1100-1850 Chapter 14 European Empires in Asia: The Foundations for Revolutionary Transformation, ca. 1500-1850 Introduction to Part 2: The Age of Transformations: Nationalism and Modernization in the Era of Global Wars and the Search for New Social Arrangements, ca. 1800 to Present Chapter 15 Foreign Incursions, Domestic Challenges, and Late Qing Dynastic Decline: China’s Long Road to Modernization, 1840-1911 Chapter 16 The Birth of Republicanism in China, 1911-1949 Chapter 17 The People’s Republic of China, 1949- Chapter 18 Japan’s Rapid Modernization, 1868-1918 Chapter 19 Japan Goes From Liberalism to Militarism, 1918-1945 Chapter 20 Japan since World War II Chapter 21 Korea in Modern Times Chapter 22 The European Struggle for India and the Emergence of Indian Resistance, 1707-1914 Chapter 23 The Impact of World Wars, Revolution, and Nationalism in India and South Asia, 1914-1945 Chapter 24 India Since 1945 Chapter 25 In India’s Orbit: South Asian Nations in the Cold War Setting and the Rise of China Chapter 26 Mainland Southeast Asia Since 1945 Chapter 27 Insular Southeast Asia Since 1945 Chapter 28 Colonialism, Independence and Nation Building on the Northern Frontiers of India and China, 1850-2018: Afghanistan, Central and Inner Asia, and the Russian Far East Chapter 29 Asia in the 21st Century: The Problems of Progress … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 950
Asia -- History
Asia -- Civilization
Asia -- Politics and government - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781118955215
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781118955208
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