East asian history sourcebook contains information and primary sources on buddhism, confucianism, and the countries of east asia throughout their history missionary files. Students are encouraged to study the past from a variety of perspectives social, economic, cultural, and political and to understand the world they inhabit as a product of historical processes. For those familiar with this event, the date conflicts with virtually every western history book. East asia history book sets facts right china daily.
Several other large regions of the world, namely south asia, east asia, and the middle east, also feature a shared cultural foundation see global civilizations. For quite some time, i have been looking for a history of asia that compares to the history of western civilization that i studied in college. It is available in three volumes covering the following time periods and topics. If you know nothing, or a little bit about east asia this is the place to start. As the revolutionary leader who conquered china, mao tsetung was undoubtedly a great strategist. East asia southeast asia thailand print flag description five horizontal bands of red top, white, blue double width, white, and red.
East asia or eastern asia is part of the continent asia. Its combined holdings, totaling over one million volumes in chinese, japanese, korean, and other east asian languages, make it one of the top two such collections in the united states outside. Supplemental contributions members of the community have contributed the following materials as supplements to east asia. Identities and change in the modern world, accomplished historian r. For one or twosemester courses on the history of east asia this accessible text offers a comprehensive history of china, japan, korea, and vietnam, including coverage of everyday life, women and genderrelated issues, and the environmenttopics often neglected in other texts. A history of east asia from the origins of civilization to the twentyfirst century 2nd edition by charles holcombe and publisher cambridge university press. It presents separate narratives for these three countries, as they coalesced. Nielsen book data summary charles holcombe begins this extraordinarily ambitious book by asking the question what is east asia.
East asia covers about 6,640,000 km 2 2,560,000 sq mi, or 15% of the continent these are the countries and territories in east asia. The history of the book in east asia is closely linked to problems of language and script, problems which have also had a profound impact on the technology of printing and on the social and intellectual impact of print in this area. History of east asia introduction cultural foundations. East asia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Great tradition by edwin o reischauer, john k fairbank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This new online format enables authors to include sound and film files and photomedia within their articles, enlarging the journals scope into fields of historical documentation, such as cinema or music. East asia, the modern transfor by reischauer, edwin o. East asiasoutheast asia thailand print flag description five horizontal bands of red top, white, blue double width, white, and red. A very coherent and well written history of east asia. The history of the book in east asia 1st edition cynthia. It offer in a nutshell and interesting historical perspective of each country. Get started researching topics in the history of east asia, with an emphasis on modern china and japan.
The region consists of china peoples republic of china or china proper specifically, hong kong sar of prc, macau sar of prc, mongolia, north korea democratic peoples republic of korea, south korea republic of korea, japan, and taiwan republic of china. History what impact did tokugawas trade policies have on the japanese and east asian economies in the seventeenth century. This is evident in the interrelationship among east asian countries, which not only. This volume contains key readings on the history of printed books a. Jan 01, 20 written by top scholars in the field, east asia. A history explores the history of china, japan, korea, and vietnam from the late eighteenth century to the present. The second part discusses the ways in which these international systems were brought into contact with each other through the agency of mongols in central asia, arabs in the mediterranean and the indian ocean, indic and sinic societies in south east asia, and the europeans through their travels and colonial expansion. Subject listing of documents from east asian history. These records were returned to london from the factories as evidence of their activities and complement the centrally produced records of classes a to d in module i. If one could only have one book on southeast asian history, this incisive and accessible book will fill the gap admirably.
Differentiates between primary and secondary sources. 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. East asia is the eastern subregion of asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethnocultural terms. On its own it still represents a fairly comprehensive narrative of the main elements of east asian history with an emphasis towards the sections on modern times. The primary purpose of hasia is to enable historians and other asia scholars to easily communicate current research and teaching interests. I will admit that when i read the opening chapter from a sample copy, i almost decided against purchasing the book. The second module of the east india company collection consists of the records of the east india companys factories trading posts from south and southeast asia, principally what is now india and indonesia. Stoneage farming cultures had emerged in the two great river valleys of china by around 6000 bce. Collected together in one place, for the first time, are texts by explorers, journalists, physicians, psychiatrists, anthropologists, scholars, novelists, criminologists, and tattoo artists. The mit history faculty offers about 70 subjects in the areas of ancient, north american, european, east asian, and middle eastern history. D sturgeons project, the chinese text project is an excellent source for preqin and han dynasty texts the chinese university of hong kong hosts modern chinese literature research portal.
By this stage in history 3500 bce both regions were home to wellestablished farming. Although the area to which it refers forms neither a political nor a cultural entity, it contains a group of countries whose social structures have much in common, and whose past history and present politics show many similarities. Rising on the plateau of tibet, the mekong flows generally southeast for 4,160 km 2,600 mi and empties into the south china sea through the large delta. Asia guide to online primary sources libguides at university of. East asia 18001949 bibliography china korea japan philippines pacific islands. Here is a brief survey of the history of southeast asia from ancient times to the present, paying particular attention to the regions role in world history and the distinctive societies that arose in lands shaped by green fields and forests, blue rivers and seas. The tattoo history source book is an exhaustingly thorough, lavishly illustrated collection of historical records of tattooing throughout the world, from ancient times to the present. Peoples republic of china excluding tibet which is part of the indian subcontinent of south asia. Welcome to east asian history in its new electronic form. East asia is not uniform and each of its countries has a different national history, but scholars maintain that the region is also characterized by a distinct pattern of historical development. This unit includes an introductory note to teachers with suggestions for teaching about macartneys mission. The internet is full of reading lists with titles like 10 must read books about backpacking southeast asia. The internet modern history sourcebook is one of series of history primary sourcebooks.
Beck index east asia 18001949 bibliography china korea japan philippines pacific islands. Primary sources east asian history research guides at. This is a list of 9 great introductions to the history and culture of southeast asia. It goes without saying that the close connection among the three countries continues today. East asia mega asian news sources online at kidon an extensive guide to asian newspapers, radio stations, etc. East asian history is an international refereed journal publishing scholarly research on all aspects of historical studies in east asia. The internet history sourcebooks project is located at the history department of fordham university, new york. History mit opencourseware free online course materials. The history of east asia encompasses the histories of china, japan and korea from prehistoric times to the present.
Asia internet sites with primary sources for history libguides at. Collected together in one place, for the first time, are texts by explorers, journalists, physicians, psychiatrists, anthropologists, scholars, novelists. East asiasoutheast asia thailand the world factbook. East asia covers about 6,640,000 km 2 2,560,000 sq mi, or 15% of the continent. East asian history sourcebook eliasef robinson tel aviv. This textbook introduces aspects of the history of canada since confederation. Web vienna etext archives at internet archive web guides. Methodist episcopal church missionary correspondence, 18461912 china, japan, korea ncco. This book defines east asia as china, the korean peninsula, and japan. Modern east asia details the history of the region while recognizing the intellectual, religious, artistic, economic and scientific contributions east asians have made to the contemporary world. Keith schoppa uses the prism of cultural identities to examine the four countries that make up the east asian cultural spherechina, japan, korea, and vietnamfrom roughly 1700 to the present. A research guide to primary and secondary sources for asian history.
Internet medieval sourcebook internet modern history sourcebook internet african history sourcebook internet east asian history sourcebook internet global. These books have been chosen because they walk the middle ground between heavy history tomes and easy tour guidebooks. The great tradition a history of east asian civilization, volume i edwin o. Starr east asian library contains one of the most comprehensive collections of materials in east asian languages in the united states. Fairbank authors published by houghton mifflin company 1960. Asia history internet sites with primary sources libguides at. The parallels between chairman maos thoughts on strategy and those of sun tzu belie a direct lineage of culture and genius spanning twentyfive centuries. Internet east asian history sourcebook internet history sourcebooks.
Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. The internet east asia history sourcebook is a subset of texts derived from the three major online sourcebooks, along with added texts and web site indicators. This volume contains key readings on the history of printed books and manuscripts in china, korea and japan and. The history of east asia encompasses the histories of china, japan and korea from prehistoric times to the present east asia is not uniform and each of its countries has a different national history, but scholars maintain that the region is also characterized by a distinct pattern of historical development. Grecoroman culture is the foundation of western civilization. Nov 25, 2015 history what impact did tokugawas trade policies have on the japanese and east asian economies in the seventeenth century. It is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern european history and american history, as well as in modern western civilization and world cultures. The text presents information on each country individually and also demonstrates how historical trends within each nation are linked. Modern east asia history of the east asian countries china, korea, and japan has been deeply intertwined with one another, whether politically or culturally. These are the countries and territories in east asia.
The sourcebooks include an ancient history sourcebook, a medieval sourcebook, and a modern history sourcebook. East asian history sourcebook great source for chinese, japanese and korean history. But each countrys modern fate in the 19 th20 th century was anything but similar. Wikimedia commons has media related to eastern asia. A cultural, social, and political history both houghton mifflin, 2006. Fairbank and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book explores modern east asian history through the themes of. East asia history book sets facts right by raymond zhou china daily updated.
There is no way of avoiding the fact that china is the central culture of eastern asia. Charles holcombes a history of east asia is a great book. On the yellow river plains of northern china millet was the main crop, whilst in the yangze valley to the south wetrice cultivation predominated. Primary sources with documentbased questions asia for. A cultural, social, and political history and author of china. This lowoblique photograph shows the lower mekong river and its vast delta. Wason collection on east asia housed in the carl a. Primary sources asian history research guides at bowdoin. A cultural, social, and political history, 3e delivers a comprehensive cultural, political, economic, and intellectual history of east asia, while focusing on the narratives and histories of china, japan, and korea in a larger, global context. The east asian history sourcebook is part of the internet history sourcebooks project. This new online format enables authors to include sound and film files and photomedia within their articles, enlarging the journals scope into fields of historical documentation, such as cinema or. Contains information and primary sources on buddhism, confucianism, and.
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