Asian History (4th Edition)

Author: (USA) Murph
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
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■ This is a unique work that presents a vibrant history of Asia from ancient times to the present through an introduction to the region of Monsoon Asia—India, China, Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan.
■ Rhoads Murph, an authoritative scholar of Asian history, guides readers on a comprehensive and balanced exploration of the five-thousand-year-old history of Asia in a vivid and engaging style. A History of Asia integrates the complex and diverse political, social, intellectual, and economic histories of Asia through broad analytical content, numerous photographs, illustrations, maps, and original materials. Asia is a vast and diverse region on Earth, home to more than half the world's population and over half of its global historical experience, carrying the world's oldest civilizations. Undoubtedly, Asia and its culture "represent the most important, richest, and most diverse chapters in the history of all humankind." A History of Asia narrates the history of Asia from prehistory to the 21st century, providing detailed examinations of various aspects of the region's history, geography, politics, economy, culture, and more. The book particularly highlights its function in "social and cultural history," making it a valuable reference work on Asian history.