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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... reforms in economic pol- icy are due . 166 : A senior government official renews criticism of the dynasty for favoritism and extravagance . Interpretations of astronomi- cal phenomena lay blame for the miscon- duct on the emperor and ...
... reforms local government, unifies the bureaucracy, reorganizes the military and revives the state's finances, laying ... reform of the bureaucracy, Wendi orders the nom- ination of “the worthy and the good” for gov- ernment offices. He ...
... reform , abolishing all of the more than five hundred commanderies in North China . He will abolish the south- ern ... reforms and an improved registration system vastly increase the em- pire's taxable population , to 8.9 million ...
... reforms, including reductions in rents and taxes. Criminal penalties are lightened and corrupt government officials are ex- posed and punished. 951–979: The Northern Han kingdom, a remnant of the Later Han, controls parts of Shanxi ...
... reforms , the so- called New Laws , are successively imple- mented in Northern Song . Some lead to so- cial unrest ; others appear to be successful . Wang Anshi sets up the loan program known as the Green Sprouts Act , enabling farmers ...