{"product_id":"a-history-of-east-asia-from-the-origins-of-civilization-to-the-twenty-first-century-hardback-9781009504782","title":"A History of East Asia; From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century (Hardback) 9781009504782","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of East Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA concise and comprehensive introduction to China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam from the dawn of history to the present day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Holcombe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009504782, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 June 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e529 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.9 x 18.3 x 2.8 cm, 1.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is a very comprehensive textbook, engagingly written and a thoroughly enjoyable read on its own.' Michael Plouffe, University College London\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe third edition of this ambitious book begins by asking: What is East Asia? Today, many of the features that made the region distinct have been submerged under revolution, politics, or globalization. Yet in ancient times, what we now think of as China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam had both historical and cultural coherence. Thoroughly revised and updated to include recent developments in East Asian politics, with new illustrations and suggestions for further reading, this book traces the story of East Asia from the dawn of history to the modern age. New discussion questions at the end of each chapter encourage readers to reflect, while a glossary, pronunciation guide, and parallel timeline enable a closer engagement with this complex subject. Charles Holcombe is an experienced and sure-footed guide who encapsulates, in a fast-moving and colorful narrative, the connections, commonalities, and differences of one of the most remarkable regions on earth.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of maps\u003cbr\u003e Pronunciation guide\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the third edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: what is East Asia?\u003cbr\u003e 1. The origins of civilization in East Asia\u003cbr\u003e 2. The formative era\u003cbr\u003e 3. The age of cosmopolitanism\u003cbr\u003e 4. The creation of a community: China, Korea, and Japan (seventh-tenth centuries)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mature independent trajectories (tenth-sixteenth centuries)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Early modern East Asia (sixteenth-eighteenth centuries)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dai Viet (Vietnam before the nineteenth centuries)\u003cbr\u003e 8. The nineteenth-century encounter of civilizations\u003cbr\u003e 9. The age of Westernization (1900–1929)\u003cbr\u003e 10: The dark valley (1930–1945)\u003cbr\u003e 11. Cold War East Asia\u003cbr\u003e 12. Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Overseas Chinese\u003cbr\u003e 13. Globalization, and the resurgence of East Asia\u003cbr\u003e Character list\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414106108184,"sku":"9781009504782","price":99.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009504782i.jpg?v=1784338111","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-east-asia-from-the-origins-of-civilization-to-the-twenty-first-century-hardback-9781009504782","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}