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Book Title: A Short History of Asia, Second Edition

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ISBN: 9781403936127

Subject Area: History

Publication Name: Short History of Asia

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Item Length: 8.7 in

Subject: Asia / Central Asia, Asia / General

Publication Year: 2005

Type: Textbook

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0.8 in

Author: Colin Mason

Features: Revised

Item Weight: 14 Oz

Item Width: 5.5 in

Number of Pages: 332 Pages

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This second edition of Colin Mason's successful A Short History of Asia includes the substantial changes and additions made necessary by the fast-changing scene in Asia, particularly China's increasing prominence in world affairs. There are new chapters on World War Two and its significance in Asia, Afghanistan and Taiwan, as well as extensive reworking of the chapters on the nations of South Asia. Maps and illustrations, new for this edition, enrich the text.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN-10

1403936129

ISBN-13

9781403936127

eBay Product ID (ePID)

46861775

Product Key Features

Number of Pages

332 Pages

Language

English

Publication Name

Short History of Asia

Publication Year

2005

Subject

Asia / Central Asia, Asia / General

Features

Revised

Type

Textbook

Subject Area

History

Author

Colin Mason

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

0.8 in

Item Weight

14 Oz

Item Length

8.7 in

Item Width

5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number

LCCN

2005-050865

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Reviews

'An authoritative, well-organised and well-written book.' - D. R. SarDesai, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California Los Angeles, USA International praise for the current edition: 'A former foreign correspondent, broadcaster and diplomat, Mason has actually lived in Asia rather than observed it from afar. With this wealth of experience...he has the confidence to inject anecdote and a real feeling for recent history.' - Ed Peters, South China Morning Post 'Mason's history reaffirms or reveals many details and also broadly challenges persistent Western approaches to Asian history in an account that roams widely.' - The Sydney Morning Herald 'The book is quite a remarkable achievement. Mason has covered a great deal of territory and shows that he has both a sense of the current dynamics of Asia and a command of the considerable scholarly literature on the earlier period. The work raises a good many interesting themes to which students would respond positively.' - Merle Ricklefs, Australian National University 'What Mason assembles is a very impressive sweep of the history of a colossal portion of the world where he touches upon the main themes, events and personalities, peppered with numerous interesting stories and personal anecdotes. This ambitious undertaking is lucid and interesting, and most useful for the generalist reader seeking to understand the broad events of Asian history.' - Anthony L. Smith, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies 'This book will benefit all general readers and first-year undergraduates who are embarking on Asian Studies as part of a multi-disciplinary programme.' - Burjor Avari, Contemporary South Asia 'Succinct, wide ranging and very readable. Ideally suited for the first year undergraduate with little previous exposure to Asian history.' - James Chiriyankandath, London Guildhall University 'Mason's account is readable and is influenced by his experiences as a foreign correspondent, broadcaster, diplomat and parliamentarian.' - Peter Lowe, University of Manchester, HER, "An authoritative, well-organised and well-written book."--D. R. SarDesai, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California Los Angeles Praise for the first edition: "Mason's history reaffirms or reveals many details and also broadly challenges persistent Western approaches to Asian history in an account that roams widely."-- The Sydney Morning Herald "What Mason assembles is a very impressive sweep of the history of a colossal portion of the world where he touches upon the main themes, events and personalities, peppered with numerous interesting stories and personal anecdotes. This ambitious undertaking is lucid and interesting, and most useful for the generalist reader seeking to understand the broad events of Asian history."-- Anthony L. Smith, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, "An authoritative, well-organised and well-written book." - D. R. SarDesai, Emeritus Professor of History, University of California Los Angeles Praise for the first edition: "Mason's history reaffirms or reveals many details and also broadly challenges persistent Western approaches to Asian history in an account that roams widely." - The Sydney Morning Herald "What Mason assembles is a very impressive sweep of the history of a colossal portion of the world where he touches upon the main themes, events and personalities, peppered with numerous interesting stories and personal anecdotes. This ambitious undertaking is lucid and interesting, and most useful for the generalist reader seeking to understand the broad events of Asian history." - Anthony L. Smith, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies

Target Audience

College Audience

Illustrated

Yes

Dewey Decimal

950

Edition Description

Revised Edition

Lc Classification Number

Ds33.M29 2005

Table of Content

List of Maps * List of Illustrations * Introduction * PART I: BEFORE IMPERIALISM * Prehistory and the First Indian Civilisations * The Development of Indian Culture * Early South-East Asia * China: The Eternal Nation * Early Japan and the Tang Dynasty in China * The Awakening of Europe and the Challenge of Islam * Floodtide in China: The Song, Mongol and Ming Dynasties * China: Ebbtide * The Three Makers of Japan and the Tokugawa Period * PART II: THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN * The Dominators and the Dominated * South-East Asia: The European and Chinese Incursions and Later History of the Mainland Peoples * The Malay World: Majapahit and Malacca * Indonesia: The Last Independent Kingdoms and the Extension of Dutch Rule * India Under Two Masters: The Grand Moguls and the East India Company * Gandhi's India: The Struggle for Liberty * PART III: THE MODERN NATIONS * World War Two and the End of Empire * South Asia: Freedom, Partition and Tragedy * Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan * China: Two Revolutions * Modern China: The Communist State * Indonesia: Sukarno and After * Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei * Japan: The Iron Triangle * Thailand: Two Hats - The Struggle for Democracy * The Philippines: Trouble in Paradise * Korea: Divided Nation * Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia * Burma: Rule By the Gun * Asia - Today and Tomorrow * Suggested Further Reading * Index

2005

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