Modern East Asia: From 1600 : a Cultural, Social, and Political History

Modern East Asia: From 1600 : a Cultural, Social, and Political History
ISBN-10
0618133852
ISBN-13
9780618133857
Series
Modern East Asia
Category
History
Pages
333
Language
English
Published
2005-08-01
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin College Division
Authors
Patricia Buckley Ebrey, James B. Palais, Anne Walthall

Description

Designed for the East Asian history course, this text features the latest scholarship on the region and offers a range of cultural, political, economic, and intellectual history. Coverage is balanced among East Asian regions, with approximately 20 percent of the text focused on Korea, an area that has become increasingly important in East Asian courses and in world politics. Special attention is devoted to coverage of gender and material culture-topics that are reinforced through the text's pedagogical features. Color inserts illustrate the rich artistic heritage of East Asia and bolster the coverage of material culture. Connections sections appear throughout the text and provide an international context for the history of East Asia. Some of the topics covered include Buddhism, the Mongols, Imperialism, and World War II. Each chapter includes primary source features that document, among other topics, culture or the arts. Biographical sketches highlight the lives of major figures in East Asian history.

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