East Asia at the Center by Warren I Cohen
Cohen charts the course of cultural, intellectual, economic, and political developments in East Asia-particularly China and Japan-from the beginning of recorded time to the present day and examines such events as the rise and fall of key dynasties, the ascendance of the British empire, and the development of democracy in Asia.
A superb and readable introduction to the region's historyForeign Affairs Extremely ambitious... Cohen plunges right in with enviable bravado and scope. China Quarterly Stimulating and informative. Library Journal A detailed, general-reader overview of everything below Siberia and above the Himalayas, plus the offshore archipelagos and the march of Islam. With maps, time-lines and celebrity lists; without partisanship...East Asia at the Center is an intellectual feat. -- James H. Bready Baltimore Sun [Cohen] has attempted the impossible with East Asia at the Center and largely succeeded. His book is an absorbing corrective to the Eurocentric view that dominates most thinking about the world. The Japan Times I recommend that all who are curious about or who have a professional interest in East Asia read this book. -- Lewis Bernstein Military Review A successful attempt to rpovide a useful aid to students in "area studies". -- Andrea Campana Acta Koreana
Warren I. Cohen is Distinguished University Professor of History at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and Senior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. His publications include The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: America in the Age of Soviet Power, 1945-1991, East Asian Art in American Culture (Columbia), and America's Response to China: A History of Sino-American Relations (Columbia).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231101080 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231101082 |
| Title | East Asia at the Center |
| Author | Warren I Cohen |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2000-12-20 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
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