A history of Asia

Murphey, Rhoads

A history of Asia / Rhoads Murphey - Third edition - xxvii, 468 pages : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-462) and index.

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 and Southeast Asia China : a golden age Early, classical, and medieval Japan and Korea Mughal India and central Asia New 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

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