Comparative History of Civilizations in Asia: Volume 1

ISBN-13: 9780367156442 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 514 str.

Edward L. Farmer

Opis

This book gives an overview of all of Asian history from the eastern borders of Europe to the Pacific and from the birth of civilization to the present. It provides a broad framework and flexible method for thinking about the history of the people of Asia.

Spis treści

1. The Birth of Civilization in Asia/10,000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. 2. The Political Organization of Civilized Societies/2334 B.C. to 400 B.C. 3. The Crisis and Ethical Protest in the Mid-First Millennium B.C.1600 B.C to 450 B.C. 4. The Rise of Universal Empires during the First Millennium B.C./539 B.C. to 9 A.D. 5. The Persistence of Empire in the Face of Change/350 B.C. to 650 A.D. 6. The Rise of Universal Religions/300 to 900 A.D. 7. The Regional Fragmentation of Civilizations/750 to 1500 A.D. 8. Eurasian Integration under Central Asian Dominance/1100 to 1500 A.D. 9. Early Modern Empires in Asia/1350 to 1850