TY - BOOK AU - Murphey,Rhoads TI - A history of Asia SN - 0321045394 [hardbound] PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - HarperCollins College Publishers KW - Asia KW - History N1 - 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 ER -