East Asia: From Chinese Predominance to the Rise of the Pacific Rim

By Arthur Cotterell

Book Overview

From Chinese Predominance to the Rise of the Pacific Rim.In East Asia, Arthur Cotterell condenses into a compact, highly readable book an immense amount of historical knowledge, placing this remarkable economic boom in its proper perspective--an Asian one. Cotterell goes on to suggest that Japan will eventually be overtaken by its neighbors, concluding that the relations between the Chinese and Japanese will determine the future of East Asia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195088417
• ISBN13: 9780195088410
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great overview of Asian History

This book offers an excellent overview of East Asian history. It is not a through account of every event that happened in the time period but it provides a great framework for further study. After going through this book the reader can identify parts of Asian history, from the BC era in China to the reconstruction of Asia after World War II, for further in-depth study. It is easy to read although there is a large amount of information packed into a very small amount of pages so while easy it is not a light read by any means. Overall it is a great textbook on East Asian history and wonderful for those who are just getting started in that area.