Welcome to our Geographical: Asian History publishing program.
Take a look inside at teaching and learning tools that:

  • Reflect our high scholarly standards
  • Speak effectively to today's college students
  • Represent the most current pedagogical trends

Browse our titles for Geographical: Asian History courses by selecting from the topic links below.

History of Asia

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Buddhism in the Modern World

Adaptations of an Ancient Tradition
ISBN13: 9780195146981ISBN10: 0195146980 Paperback , 304 pages
Aug 2003,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$45.00 (04)
The most comprehensive available overview of Asian Buddhism today

History of China

A Bitter Revolution

China's Struggle with the Modern World
ISBN13: 9780192806055ISBN10: 019280605X Paperback , 378 pages
Jul 2005,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$29.99 (01)
A powerful history of China's transformation in the twentieth century from a pre-modern culture to a leader of the modern world

The Chinese

ISBN13: 9780195149401ISBN10: 0195149408 Paperback , 496 pages
Feb 2002,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$24.99 (03)
A fascinating inside look at how the Chinese people really live
ISBN13: 9780198154600ISBN10: 0198154607 Paperback , 168 pages
Jan 1985,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$65.00 (06)

The Changing Face of China

From Mao to Market
ISBN13: 9780192807342ISBN10: 019280734X Paperback , 384 pages
Jul 2006,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$19.95 (03)

China

Empire and Civilization
ISBN13: 9780195182873ISBN10: 0195182871 Paperback , 256 pages
Apr 2005,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$24.99 (03)
An authoritative and lavishly illustrated history of one of the world's greatest civilizations

China Modernizes

Threat to the West or Model for the Rest?
ISBN13: 9780199208340ISBN10: 0199208344 Hardcover , 432 pages
Feb 2007,  In Stock

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$50.00 (01)
A controversial, first-hand account of modern China and its complexities

Family, Fields, and Ancestors

Constancy and Change in China's Social and Economic History, 1550-1949
ISBN13: 9780195052701ISBN10: 0195052706 Paperback , 288 pages
Feb 1988,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$47.95 (04)

Twentieth Century China

A History in Documents
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780199732005ISBN10: 0199732000 Paperback , 224 pages
Oct 2010,  In Stock

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$34.95 (04)
Chronicles this period of revolutions and uprisings with the words and images of the participants

China's Golden Age

Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty
ISBN13: 9780195176650ISBN10: 0195176650 Paperback , 344 pages
Aug 2004,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$19.95 (03)
A fascinating and detailed profile of life in the Tang Dynasty

The United States and China

Into the Twenty-first Century
Third Edition
ISBN13: 9780195137590ISBN10: 0195137590 Paperback , 256 pages
Dec 2001,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$47.95 (04)

The Rise of Modern China

Sixth Edition
ISBN13: 9780195125047ISBN10: 0195125045 Paperback , 1136 pages
Dec 1999,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$79.95 (04)

Rebellions and Revolutions

China from the 1800s to 2000
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780198700692ISBN10: 0198700695 Paperback , 576 pages
May 2003,  In Stock

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$64.95 (04)

People's China

A Brief History
Third Edition
ISBN13: 9780195106299ISBN10: 0195106296 Paperback , 400 pages
Sep 1997,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$49.95 (04)

When China Ruled the Seas

The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433
ISBN13: 9780195112078ISBN10: 0195112075 Paperback , 256 pages
Nov 1996,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$19.95 (03)
A 1994 New York Times Notable Book of the Year--an intriguing account of China's rise and fall as a naval power, one hundred years before Columbus discovered the New World

History of India and South Asia

India

Brief History of a Civilization
ISBN13: 9780199736324ISBN10: 0199736324 Paperback , 248 pages
Jul 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$24.95 (04)

A New History of India

Eighth Edition
ISBN13: 9780195337563ISBN10: 0195337565 Paperback , 560 pages
May 2008,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$57.95 (04)
Now in its eighth edition, A New History of India remains the authoritative text on the compelling--and often controversial--history of this fascinating country.
ISBN13: 9780192854575ISBN10: 0192854577 Paperback , 152 pages
Mar 2001,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$11.95 (03)
A balanced introduction to one of the most revered men in history

History of Japan

A Modern History of Japan

From Tokugawa Times to the Present
Third Edition
ISBN13: 9780199930159ISBN10: 0199930155 Paperback , 432 pages
Mar 2013,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$49.95 (04)
The best-selling history of modern Japan, now with a new final chapter that puts the dramatic events of the recent past in historical perspective

Modern Japan

A History in Documents
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195392531ISBN10: 0195392531 Paperback , 232 pages
Jul 2010,  In Stock

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$34.95 (04)
The documents provide a truly diverse look at Japan's past, including peasants, women, colonialists, students, artists, and the like, right along with the usual array of elites. This represents the latest approach to the teaching of history. The work blends narrative and documents together in a lively way designed for provocative, accessible use in teaching.

A Modern History of Japan

From Tokugawa Times to the Present
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195339222ISBN10: 0195339223 Paperback , 416 pages
Oct 2008,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$49.95 (04)
The new edition of this acclaimed text places modern Japan within an international context and provides the most comprehensive post-war coverage available.