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A History of East Asia

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

A History of East Asia

By Charles (University of Northern Iowa) Holcombe

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About the book

Charles Holcombe begins by asking the question 'what is East Asia?' In the modern age, many of the features that made the region - now defined as including China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam - distinct have been submerged by the effects of revolution, politics or globalization. Yet, as an ancient civilization, the region had both an historical and cultural coherence. This shared past is at the heart of this ambitious book, which traces the story of East Asia from the dawn of history to the twenty-f...Show more

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9781107118737

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2017

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A History of East Asia

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Hardcover

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