A history of Asia / by Rhoads Murphey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphey, Rhoads, 1919-2012

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--History.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xxix, 461 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, ©1996.

Summary:

A History of Asia places an emphasis on social history, paying particular attention to cultural and religious trends and offering explicit comparisons among the major Asian traditions and between Asia and the western world. The second edition includes a new chapter on Japan, increased coverage of social history, urban history, women, and the environment, and an updated bibliography.

Contents:

A Note on the Spelling of Asian Names and Words

Introduction: Monsoon Asia as a Unit of Study

1. Prehistoric Asia

2. The Civilization of Ancient India

3. The Civilization of Ancient China

4. Asian Religions and Their Cultures

5. Medieval India and Southeast Asia

6. China and Korea: A Golden Age

7. Early, Classical, and Medieval Japan

8. Mughal India and Central Asia

9. New Imperial Splendor in China: The Ming Dynasty

10. The Traditional and Early Modern Societies of Asia

11. The West Arrives in Asia

12. Manchu China and Tokugawa Japan

13. The Rise of British Power in India

14. The Triumph of Imperialism in Asia

15. Subjugation, Nationalism, and Revolution in China and India

16. The Struggle for Asia, 1920-1945

17. Revival and Revolution in Japan and China

18. Korea and Southeast Asia in the Modern World

19. South Asia: Independence, Political Division, and Development

20. Asia at the Close of the Century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection

Other Format:

Online version: Murphey, Rhoads, 1919- History of Asia.

ISBN:

0673994074

9780673994073

1886746567

9781886746565

OCLC:

32394576