A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century

Holcombe, Charles

ISBN 10: 1107544890 / ISBN 13: 9781107544895

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 2017

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR009377055

Inhaltsangabe:

Charles Holcombe begins by asking the question 'what is East Asia?' In the modern age, many of the features that made the region - now defined as including China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam - distinct have been submerged by the effects of revolution, politics or globalization. Yet, as an ancient civilization, the region had both an historical and cultural coherence. This shared past is at the heart of this ambitious book, which traces the story of East Asia from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century. The second edition has been imaginatively revised and expanded to place emphasis on cross-cultural interactions and connections, both within East Asia and beyond, with new material on Vietnam and modern pop culture. The second edition also features a Chinese character list, additional maps and new illustrations.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Charles Holcombe is Professor of History at the University of Northern Iowa. His publications include The Genesis of East Asia, 221 BC–AD 907 (2001) and In the Shadow of the Han: Literati Thought and Society at the Start of the Southern Dynasties (1994).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A History of East Asia: From the Origins of ...
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: 2. Auflage