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A short history of Asia (E-Book) Colin Mason.

By: Mason, ColinPublisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 1403936110 (hbk.); 1403936129 (pbk.); 9781403936110 (hbk.); 9781403936127 (pbk.)Subject(s): Asia -- HistoryDDC classification: 950 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
1 Introduction 1 Part I Before Imperialism 2 Prehistory and the First Indian Civilizations 13 3 The Development of Indian Culture: Hinduism and Buddhism 22 4 Early South-east Asia: the Ships from India 33 5 China: the Eternal Nation 45 6 Early Japan and the Tang Dynasty in China 61 7 The Awakening of Europe and the Challenge of Islam 72 8 Flood Tide in China: the Song, Mongol and Ming Dynasties 77 9 China: Ebb Tide 88 10 The Three Makers of Japan and the Tokugawa Period 97 Part II The ‘White Man’s Burden’ 11 The Dominators and the Dominated 111 12 South-east Asia: the European and Chinese Incursions and the Later History of the Mainland Peoples 117 13 The Malay World: Majapahit and Malacca 129 14 Indonesia: the Last Independent Kingdoms and the Extension of Dutch Rule 134 15 India under Two Masters: the Grand Moguls and the East India Company 143 16 Gandhi’s India: the Struggle for Liberty 156
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1 Introduction 1 Part I Before Imperialism 2 Prehistory and the First Indian Civilizations 13 3 The Development of Indian Culture: Hinduism and Buddhism 22 4 Early South-east Asia: the Ships from India 33 5 China: the Eternal Nation 45 6 Early Japan and the Tang Dynasty in China 61 7 The Awakening of Europe and the Challenge of Islam 72 8 Flood Tide in China: the Song, Mongol and Ming Dynasties 77 9 China: Ebb Tide 88 10 The Three Makers of Japan and the Tokugawa Period 97 Part II The ‘White Man’s Burden’ 11 The Dominators and the Dominated 111 12 South-east Asia: the European and Chinese Incursions and the Later History of the Mainland Peoples 117 13 The Malay World: Majapahit and Malacca 129 14 Indonesia: the Last Independent Kingdoms and the Extension of Dutch Rule 134 15 India under Two Masters: the Grand Moguls and the East India Company 143 16 Gandhi’s India: the Struggle for Liberty 156

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