Books on Asia from the Near East to the Far East

Eleazar Birnbaum (Author)

9781442651920

Paperback / softback, published 15 December 1971

358 pages
24.1 x 17 x 1.9 cm, 0.6 kg

This is a selected, annotated list of some 2,000 books on Asia in English and French currently in print, chosen with the aim of providing a long-term historical perspective for the general reader. The list is presented in four main parts: Asia as a whole; the Islamic world; India, South and Southeast Asia; the Far East. Subdivisions cover such topics as: general and reference works; history, social science, and law; history of literature; literature in translation; religion and ideas; arts, crafts, architecture, and science; and the lands in modern times.