Asia: A Concise History

Milton Walter Meyer

Rowman & Littlefield, 1997 - History - 603 pages

This introduction to modern Asia provides an analysis of how Asian nations have developed since the mid-19th century. It explains the general scope and geographic settings of the continent before exploring each nation in detail. The final chapter provides

Contents

• INTRODUCING ASIA: 1
• THE STUDY OF ASIA: 7
• Problems in Asian Studies: 8
• The United States in Asia: 9
• Sources in the Asian History: 11
• THE GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: 13
• South Asia: 14
• Southeast Asia: 17
• China: 21
• Chinas Borders: 25
• China in Northern Vietnam and Korea: 28
• Japan: 29
• ASIA TO 1945: 33
• EARLY ASIA: 35
• Prehistory to AD 1206: 39
• Early Kingdoms and Empires 500 BC to AD 500: 44
• Political Fragmentation 500 to 1206: 50
• SOUTHEAST ASIA Prehistory to AD 1300: 59
• Ancient Kingdoms Prehistory to AD 600: 61
• Early Empires 600 to 900: 66
• The Golden Age 900 to 1300: 69
• CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA Prehistory to AD 220: 77
• Ancient China Prehistory to 1122 BC: 78
• The Zhou Dynasty 1122 to 221 BC or 1027 to 221 BC: 82
• Early Empires 221 BC to AD 220: 88
• CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA 220 to 1279: 97
• Political Unity 589 to 906: 100
• Division and Partial Unity 906 to 1279: 108
• NORTHEAST ASIA: 117
• Early Japan Prehistory to AD 794: 121
• Heian Japan 794 to 1185: 127
• TRADITIONAL ASIA: 135
• SOUTH ASIA 1206 to 1858: 139
• The Moguls 1526 to 1858: 142
• Advent of the West: 146
• SOUTHEAST ASIA 1300 to 1850: 155
• Southeast Asia and the West 1600 to 1850: 162
• CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA 1279 to 1844: 175
• The Ming Dynasty 1368 to 1644: 179
• The Qing Ching Dynasty the Manchus 1644 to 1844: 185
• China and the West: 189
• NORTHEAST ASIA 1185 to 1868: 195
• Feudal Japan 1185 to 1603: 197
• Tokugawa Japan 1603 to 1868: 203
• MODERNIZING ASIA: 213
• SOUTH ASIA 1858 to 1937: 217
• 1914 to 1937: 223
• SOUTHEAST ASIA 1850 to 1937: 233
• Insular Southeast Asia: 242
• CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA 1844 to 1937: 253
• The Republic of China 1912 to 1937: 262
• NORTHEAST ASIA 1868 to 1937: 275
• Meiji Japan 1868 to 1912: 278
• Imperial Japan 1912 to 1937: 284
• CONFLICT IN ASIA 1937 to 1945: 293
• Japan and Southern Regions: 302
• ASIA SINCE 1945: 311
• SOUTH ASIA: 313
• SOUTH ASIA: 315
• Pakistan: 322
• Bangladesh: 328
• Bhutan: 332
• Nepal: 333
• Afghanistan: 335
• Sri Lanka: 337
• Maldives: 341
• Perspective: 342
• SOUTHEAST ASIA: 357
• MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA: 359
• Thailand: 365
• Indochina: 370
• INSULAR SOUTHEAST ASIA: 401
• The Philippines: 408
• Indonesia: 419
• POSTWAR SOUTHEAST ASIA SOME CONSIDERATIONS Politics: 433
• Economics: 436
• Society: 439
• Regionalism: 442
• International Affairs: 445
• EAST ASIA: 451
• THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA: 453
• The Mao Years 1949 to 1976: 456
• China After Mao Since 1976: 466
• CHINAS RIM LANDS: 473
• China Seas Island Groups: 475
• The Republic of China: 478
• Mongolia: 482
• The Koreas: 488
• JAPAN: 505
• Occupied Japan 1945 to 1952: 506
• Politics: 509
• Economics and Society: 512
• Foreign Affairs: 517
• SELECTED STATISTICS: 529
• REGIONAL GROUPS RELATING TO ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: 533
• A SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY: 535
• INDEX: 573

Bibliographic information

• Title: Asia: A Concise History; G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series; Nutrition and Health
• Author: Milton Walter Meyer
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997
• ISBN: 0847680630, 9780847680634
• Length: 603 pages
• Subjects: History / General; History / World