A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations
Lurie, David (Columbia University) / Brown, Miranda (University of Michigan) / Schirokauer, Conrad (City University of New York) / Gay, Suzanne (Oberlin College)
This compelling text explores the development of China and Japan through their art, religion, literature, and thought as well as through their economic, political, and social history. This author team combines strong research with extensive classroom teaching experience to offer a clear, consistent, and highly readable text that is accessible to students with no previous knowledge of the history of East Asia.