Eastern Asia An Introductory History

Eastern Asia is the most current and comprehensive survey of East Asian history and politics available on the market. It is a reliable, coherent and interesting survey of the history of East and South East Asia from the sixteenth century to the present. It also offers a broad overview and summary of key cultural, political, economic and religious practices and influences in six Asian nations: China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. The last two chapters present an Australian perspective, as they are devoted to Australia's relations with, and perceptions of Asia. This text contains a first class list of contributors, many of who are regarded as authorities in their field of research and teaching.Mackerras, Colin is the author of 'Eastern Asia An Introductory History', published 2000 under ISBN 9780733901928 and ISBN 0733901921.