A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations

 

A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations
A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations
by Authors: Conrad Schirokauer
Released: December, 1988
ISBN: 0155055690
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A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations > Customer Review #1:
Art, Literature, Religion-- fully interdisciplinary

I am Prof. of Interdisciplinary Humanities at San Francisco State and this has been classroom book of choice. Perhaps books title should have been "a CULTURAL history of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations." A good 1/3 to 1/2 of each chapter is art, architecture, religion. For instance, "Tokugawa Japan," after four history sections, includes sections on "The Japanese Print... The Popular Theater: Kabuki and Bunraku... Popular Prose Literature... Haiku... Art and Lit after Genroku... Intellectual currents...." Pages are studded with apt illustrations. Undergrads liked though thought it pricey, but it replaced history and art books both.

A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations > Customer Review #2:
Schirokauer Thorough and Entertaining

As a professor of Asian History, I have found that this text is invaluable as a learning tool for hundreds of students. It thoroughly grounds the reader in the history of Asia. Schirokauer uses narrative and analytical thinking to present Asian History in an accessible and digestible format. The book offers an essential body of information about a massive geographic area that is as diverse as it is fascinating. Each section thoroughly reviews key historical trends in a style that is interesting and a genuine good read.

 
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