A history of Asia /
Murphey, Rhoads,1919-2012,author.
Presents a history of Asia covering its prehistoric past, monsoon Asia, Asian religions, cultures, and its social hierarchies. Contains information on the regions of ancient India and China as well as Japan and Korea. Also includes boxes with short essays by Southeast historian, Kenneth Hall.
Includes bibliographical references 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 -- Early and medieval Southeast Asia -- China : a golden age -- Early, classical, and medieval Japan and Korea -- Mughal India and Central Asia -- New imperial splendor in China : the Ming Dynasty -- The 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 start of the Twenty-first century.
Presents a history of Asia covering its prehistoric past, monsoon Asia, Asian religions, cultures, and its social hierarchies. Contains information on the regions of ancient India and China as well as Japan and Korea. Also includes boxes with short essays by Southeast historian, Kenneth Hall.