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Western Attitudes To Asia Are Often Influenced By Areas Of Quasi-myth - The Indian Mutiny, The Samurai, The Tien An Men Square Massacre. Why Is It That The Tamil Tigers Pursue The Rebellion In Sri Lanka With Such Ferocity? Why Has Western Democracy So Often Failed In The Asian Nations? This Book Outlines The Reasons And Realities About These Things, And Many Others, In A Fascinating Array Of Facts And Ideas.--jacket. 1. Introduction -- 2. The First Indian Civilisations: Harappa And The Aryan Invasion -- 3. The Development Of Indian Culture: Hinduism And Buddhism -- 4. Early South-east Asia: The Ships From India -- 5. China: The Eternal Nation -- 6. Early Japan And The T'ang Dynasty In China -- 7. The Awakening Of Europe And The Challenge Of Islam -- 8. China: The Sung, Mongol And Ming Dynasties -- 9. China: The Years Of Decline -- 10. The Three Makers Of Japan And The Tokugawa Period -- 11. The Dominators And The Dominated -- 12. South-east Asia: The European And Chinese Incursions, And Later History Of The Mainland States -- 13. The Malay World: Majapahit And Malacca -- 14. Indonesia: The Last Independent Kingdoms And The Extension Of Dutch Rule -- 15. India Under Two Masters: The

Author

Mason, Colin, 1926-

Publisher

New York: St. Martin's Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312230593

Subjects

History, Humanities