Columbia chronologies of Asian history and culture / John Bowman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bowman, John Stewart, 1931-2023, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--History.

Asia.

East Asia.

Southeast Asia.

South Asia.

Asia, Central.

Asia--Study and teaching.

Asia--History--Chronology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (773 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Containing more information on Asian culture than any other English-language reference work, Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture is the first of its kind: a set of more than thirty chronologies for all the countries of Asia-East, South, Southeast, and Central-from the Paleolithic era through 1998. Each entry is clearly dated and, unlike most chronologies found in standard history texts, the entries are complete and detailed enough to provide virtually a sequential history of the vast and rich span of Asian cultures. The contributing writers and editors have ensured the book's usefulness to general readers by identifying individuals and groups, locating places and regions, explaining events and movements, and defining unfamiliar words and concepts. The thirty-two chronologies on individual countries, in conjunction with a detailed index, allow readers to find specific information quickly and efficiently, whether they seek the date for the invention of the iron plow or gunpowder, the fall of the Han Dynasty in China, or Ho Chi Minh's declarations of Vietnamese independence. This invaluable reference culminates with three appendices: "National/Independence Days," "Scientific-Technological Achievements in Asia," and "Asia: A Chronological Overview," which provides an accessible summary of key events and developments in various fields of activity throughout the continent. The Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture features: three discrete chronologies on (1) Politics/History, (2) Art/Culture/Religion, and (3) Science/Economics/Everyday Life for each of Asia's three major cultures-China, India, and Japan-as well as a combined chronology for each of the other nations;• detailed entries of thousands of historical events as well as important milestones in religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts; entries on technological developments and natural events (famines, floods, etc.) affecting the lives of ordinary people; and authoritative and accessibly written entries by a team of Asian scholars from Columbia, Harvard, and other major research universities. Beyond its detailed accounting of Asia's political history, Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture also gives full recognition to religious, intellectual, artistic, and general cultural achievements, as well as to scientific, technological, industrial, agricultural, and economic developments. Concise yet complete, it will stand as an indispensable reference work in the field of Asian studies.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Consultants and Contributors

Introduction

Map of Asia

Part One: East Asia

China Political History

Japan Political History

Korea

Hong Kong

Macau (Macao)

Part Two: South Asia

India Political History

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Maldives

Nepal

Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Part Three: Southeast Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar (Burma)

The Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Part Four: Central Asia

Mongolia

Central Asian Republics

Tibet

Appendix 1: National/Independence Days

Appendix 2: Scientific-Technological Achievements in Asia

Appendix 3: Asian History: A Chronological Overview

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9786612796234

9781282796232

1282796232

9780231500043

0231500041

OCLC:

51542679