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 Casebound ...
John S. Bowman. contents Consultants and Contributors vii Introduction ix Map of Asia xvii part one: east asia China Political History Arts, Culture, Thought, and Religion Science-Technology, Economics, and Everyday Life 3 79 99 Japan ...
... Days 583 Appendix 2: Scientific-Technological Achievements in Asia 590 Appendix 3: Asian History: A Chronological Overview 603 Index 679 consultants and contributors consultants Central Asia (Mongolia, Central Asian Republics) vi Contents.
... Asian Languages and Civilizations Harvard University South Asia Ainslie T. Embree Professor of History (Emeritus) Columbia University viii Consultants and Contributors Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore,
John S. Bowman. viii 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 ...