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Auteur(s) : Holcombe, Charles (1956-....)
Titre(s) : A history of East Asia [Texte imprimé] : from the origins of civilization to the twenty-first century / Charles Holcombe
Publication : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Description matérielle : xxiv, 430 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
Comprend : Introduction: What is East Asia? ; The origins of civilization in East Asia ; The
formative era ; The age of cosmopolitanism ; The creation of a community : China,
Korea, and Japan (7th-10th centuries) ; Mature independent trajectories (10th-16th
centuries) ; Early-modern East Asia (16th-18th centuries) ; The nineteenth-century
encounter of civilizations ; The age of Westernization (1900-1929) ; The dark valley
(1930-1945) ; Japan since 1945 ; Korea since 1945 ; China since 1945 ; Afterword.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-403) and index
"The interconnections among three distinct, yet related societies are at the heart
of this book, which traces the story of East Asia from the dawn of history to the
present"--Provided by publisher ; "Charles Holcombe begins his extraordinarily ambitious
book 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, and Korea - 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.
It shared, for example, a Confucian heritage, some common approaches to Buddhism,
a writing system that is deeply imbued with ideas and meaning, and many political
and institutional traditions. This shared past and the interconnections among three
distinct, yet related societies are at the heart of this book, which traces the story
of East Asia from the dawn of history to the early twenty-first century. Charles Holcombe
is an experienced and sure-footed guide who encapsulates, in a fast-moving and colorful
narrative, the vicissitudes and glories of one of the greatest civilizations on earth"--Provided
by publisher
Sujet(s) : Civilisation -- Asie orientale
Asie orientale -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780521515955 (hardback). - ISBN 0521515955 (hardback). - ISBN 9780521731645
(pbk.). - ISBN 052173164X (pbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42718670x
Notice n° :
FRBNF42718670
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