Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and CultureJohn S. Bowman Columbia University Press, 2000 M09 5 - 512 pages 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. |
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... Asian history and culture / edited by John S. Bowman. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0–231–11004–9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Asia—History—Chronology. I. Bowman,John Stewart, 1931– DS33.C63 2000 950–dc21 99–047017 A Casebound editions of ...
John S. Bowman. contents Consultants and Contributors vii Introduction ix Map of Asia xvii part one: east asia China Political History 3 Arts, Culture, Thought, and Religion Science-Technology, Economics, and Everyday Life Japan ...
... asia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Burma) Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam part four: central asia Mongolia Central Asian Republics Tibet Appendix 1: National/Independence Days Appendix 2: Scientific ...
... Asian Languages and Civilizations Harvard University South Asia Ainslie T. Embree Professor of History (Emeritus) Columbia University Consultants and Contributors Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei,
John S. Bowman. Consultants and Contributors Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines) Barbara Andaya Professor, Asian Studies Program University of Hawai'i at Manoa Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos ...