Short History of Asia : Stone Age To 2000 Ad (00 - Old Edition)

Designed to be readable above all else to those without prior knowledge of the subject, Colin Mason presents a gripping and comprehensive account of civilizations which had credit banking, mass production industries, and whole libraries of printed books while Europe was still primitive. It stresses in particular the pre-colonial period, taking a critical look at imperialism. Its chapters on the modern states are enlivened by the personal experience of the author, who has lived and worked in almost all of them.

Colin Mason is a former foreign correspondent, broadcaster, diplomat and parliamentarian.

Introduction * The First Indian Civilizations * The Development of Indian Culture * Early South-East Asia * China: The Eternal Nation * Early Japan * The Awakening of Europe * China: The Sung, Mongol and Ming Dynasties * The Three Makers of Japan * The Dominators * South-East Asia * The Malay World * Indonesia * India under Two Masters * Gandhi's India * The South Asian Nations * China: Two Revolutions * Modern China * Indonesia: Sukarno and After * Malaysia * Japan: The Iron Temple * Thailand * The Philippines * Korea * Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia * Burma * Asia Today and Tomorrow * Index

Introduction * The First Indian Civilizations * The Development of Indian Culture * Early South-East Asia * China: The Eternal Nation * Early Japan * The Awakening of Europe * China: The Sung, Mongol and Ming Dynasties * The Three Makers of Japan * The Dominators * South-East Asia * The Malay World * Indonesia * India under Two Masters * Gandhi's India * The South Asian Nations * China: Two Revolutions * Modern China * Indonesia: Sukarno and After * Malaysia * Japan: The Iron Temple * Thailand * The Philippines * Korea * Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia * Burma * Asia Today and Tomorrow * Index