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Genre/Form: | Chronologies History Chronology |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Stewart Bowman |
ISBN: | 0231110049 9780231110044 |
OCLC Number: | 1014370466 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Awards: | Commended for Appearing in University Press Books Selected for Public and Secondary School Libraries 2001 |
Description: | xvi, 751 pages : 1 map ; 26 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: Asia at a Glance History Arts, Culture, Thought, and Religion Science-Technology, Economics, and Everyday Life The World 1. East Asia China: Political History China: Arts, Culture, Thought, and Religion China: Science-Technology, Economics, and Everyday Life Japan: Political History Japan: Arts, Culture, Thought, and Religion Japan: Science-Technology, Economics, and Everyday Life Korea Taiwan Hong Kong Macau(Macao) 2. South Asia India: Political History India: Arts, Culture, Thought, and Religion India: Science-Technology, Economics, and Everyday Life Pakistan Bangladesh Bhutan Maldives Nepal Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 3. Southeast Asia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Burma) Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam 4. Central Asia Mongolia Central Asian Republics Tibet Appendix 1: National/Independence Days Appendix 2: Scientific-Technological Achievements in Asia |
Responsibility: | edited by John S. Bowman. |
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This reference work breaks new ground in the scope of its coverage; both historic and geographic; its 32 chronologies span from 2,000,000 B.C.E. to 1998 C.E. and include not only China, Japan, and India, as expected, but also Malaysia and the countries composing Southeast Asia and Central Asia... This one of a kind work belongs in all libraries where patrons have an interest in Asia. Library Journal This volume offers chronologies for the countries of Asia from the paleolithic era through 1998... Although academic libraries may seem to be the natural home for this comprehensive chronology, it would be a good choice for reference collections in large public libraries as well. Booklist This book is the first to fully chronicle Asia, with more than 30 chronologies for all its countries... Though this is very much a bird's-eye view, there is a surprising amount of detail. -- Donald Richie The Japan Times Read more...

