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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... Independence 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 ...
... Independence Days This appendix was undertaken with the thought that it would be an easily compiled and simple list of dates. In fact, it turned out to be both more difficult and informative because of the many unexplained dates and ...
... independence” of Korea (Japan takes effective control of the country), pay an indemnity of 200 million ounces of silver, cede Taiwan, the Pescado- res, and Liaodong in southern Manchuria, open four new treaty ports, and allow Japan to ...
... independence. The first decades of the twentieth century are tumultuous. China sees an unprecedented influx of foreign products, ideas, and ways. At the same time, there is political confusion and upheaval: failed efforts to revive the ...
... independence from the central government . March 22 , 1916 : Yuan Shikai rescinds his de- cree restoring the monarchy with himself as emperor . June 6 , 1916 : Yuan Shikai dies . His successor is ineffectual , and central authority ...