Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xv, 341 pages)
ISBN:
9781442631991
,
1442631996
,
9781442633674
,
1442633670
Content:
This is a selected, annotated list of some 2,000 books on Asia in English and French currently in print, chosen with the aim of providing a long-term historical perspective for the general reader. The list is presented in four main parts: Asia as a whole; the Islamic world; India, South and Southeast Asia; the Far East. Subdivisions cover such topics as: general and reference works; history, social science, and law; history of literature; literature in translation; religion and ideas; arts, crafts, architecture, and science; and the lands in modern times
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Frontmatter - Contents - Preface - Introduction - Abbreviations - I. Asia as a whole - II. The Islamic world - III. India, South and Southeast Asia - IV. The Far East - Index of names - Index of titles
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0802000312
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780802000316
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Birnbaum, Eleazar, 1929-2019 Books on Asia from the Near East to the Far East [Toronto] University of Toronto Press [1971]
Language:
English
Author information:
Birnbaum, Eleazar 1929-
