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A history of East Asia : from the origins of civilization to the twenty-first century

Charles Holcombe.
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
"Charles Holcombe begins by asking the question 'what is East Asia?' In the modern age, many of the features that made the region - now defined as including China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam - distinct have been submerged by the effects of revolution, politics or globalization. Yet, as an ancient civilization, the region had both an historical and cultural coherence. This shared past is at the heart of this ambitious book, which traces the story of East Asia from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century. " --

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Bibliographic Information

Format:
book Book
Author:
Holcombe, Charles, 1956-
Subject:
East Asia > History.
East Asia > Civilization.
Language:
English
ISBN:
1107118735, 9781107118737, 1107544890, 9781107544895
Course:
HIST256
History of Modern East Asia 近現代東亞史
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

 

 


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