Murphey, Rhoads. 1919-

A history of Asia / by Rhoads Murphey. - Second edition - New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, c1996. - xxix, 461 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Chapter 1 Prehistoric Asia -- Chapter 2 The civilization of Ancient India -- Chapter 3 The civilization of Ancient China -- Chapter 4 Asian religions and their cultures -- Chapter 5 Medieval India and Southeast Asia -- Chapter 6 China and Korea: a golden age -- Chapter 7 Early, classical, and medieval Japan -- Chapter 8 Mughal India and Central Asia -- Chapter 9 New imperial splendor in China: The Ming dynasty -- Chapter 10 The traditional and early modern societies of Asia -- Chapter 11 The West arrives in Asia -- Chapter 12 Manchu China and Tokugawa Japan -- Chapter 13 The rise of British power in India -- Chapter 14 The triumph of imperialism in Asia -- Chapter 15 Subjugation, Nationalism, and revolution in China and India -- Chapter 16 The struggle for Asia, 1920-1945 -- Chapter 17 Revival and revolution in Japan and China -- Chapter 18 Korea and Southeast Asia in the modern world -- Chapter 19 South Asia: Independence, political division, and development -- Chapter 20 Asia at the close of the century.


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Asia--History.


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