Encyclopedia of Modern AsiaNearly 700 contributors from around the world, including 25 Asian countries, provide 3,000 articles on Modern Asia from a global perspective. Historical articles emphasize people, places, events and developments that have had a lasting influence on Asia. Articles also cover Asian relations with Western nations, the relations between nations within Asia and also the flow of people, goods and ideas within Asia and globally. |
Contents
List of Maps | ix |
Acknowledgments | xxi |
Regional Maps | xxxiii |
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Encyclopedia of Modern Asia: Volume 6: Turkic Languages to Zuo Zongtang David Levinson,Karen Christensen No preview available - 2003 |
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