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East Asia: A Cultural, Social, And Political History: East Asia
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9780618133840
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0618133844
Label: Houghton Mifflin Company
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 652
Publication Date: August 05, 2005
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Studio: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Editorial Review:Designed for the East Asian history course, these texts feature the latest scholarship on the region and offer a range of cultural, political, economic, and intellectual history. Coverage is balanced among East Asian regions, with approximately 20 percent of the complete volume focused on Korea, an area that has become increasingly important in East Asian courses and in world politics.Special attention is devoted to coverage of gender and material culture—themes that are reinforced through the text's pedagogical features. Color inserts illustrate the rich artistic heritage of East Asia and bolster the coverage of material culture.
- Patricia Buckley Ebrey brings her expertise to the China volume, while Anne Walthall lends her scholarship to the Japan volume. James Palais contributes to the Korea portion of the text.
- Connections sections appear throughout the text and provide an international context for the history of East Asia. Some of the topics covered include Buddhism, the Mongols, Imperialism, and World War II.
- Biographical sketches highlight the lives of major figures in East Asian history.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Book
Great book, the author is very clear and helpful and has a great way to organize the history of east asia
Rating: - Great coverage of all of northeast Asia
I don't understand why some reviews were not so good. I thought this book did an excellent job of covering the history of East Asia (mostly Korea, China, and Japan). There are some good photos here too and I liked how there was some analysis on the relations of the countries and not just bland statements or repetitions of other history books (ie-there's some good writing on how Japanese history was influenced by Korean and Chinese culture). The format is easy to read and does not bore you to sleep. ... Read More
Rating: - Great Text book
This is a fantastic text book that covers vast amounts of history with great care and detail, yet it is very accessible to a beginning student.
Rating:  - Dont get it, unlesss you have no choice
this is a book thats mandatory for my asian history class
i found it to be rather boring since it really concentrated on the minute details that noone would be interested in unless they are getting their phd in asian history
i would have really liked to have this book cover is more detail the more important things such as: political advanced, technological advances and such. instead the book concentrated mostly in ancient times and how different classes intermarry and such
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Rating: - This book is so bad, I would not even give it away for free.
This is the worst history book I have ever read.
The authors cover mostly frivolous and unimportant content at the expense of providing details on far more important events and people. For example, World War II in the Pacific is limited to a mere eight page sub-chapter. The Japanese takeover of Manchuria is reduced to a mere half of a paragraph. Examples of what the authors provide instead include: a one page article about manga, a one page map of the Tokyo subway system, and a one page ... Read More
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