"A comprehensive history of East Asia, including extensive coverage of the region's cultural, political, economic, and social history. Coverage focuses on the narratives of China, Japan, and Korea while examining the history of each society in a larger, global context."--Back co…
[This book] provides a comprehensive ... history of East Asia, including extensive coverage of the region's cultural, political, economic, and intellectual history. Coverage focuses on the narratives of China, Japan, and Korea while examining the history of each society in a lar…
From the founding of the Ming dynasty in 1368 to the start of the Opium Wars in 1841, China has engaged in only two large-scale conflicts with its principal neighbors: Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. These four territorial and centralized states have otherwise fostered peaceful and l…
