The second edition of Charles Holcombe's acclaimed introduction to East Asian history from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century.

"Wm. Theodore de Bary offers a selection of essential readings from his immensely popular anthologies Sources of Chinese Tradition, Sources of Korean Tradition, and Sources of Japanese Tradition so readers can experience a concise but no less comprehensive portrait of the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of East Asia."--

Using the archaeological record, O'Reilly traces the rise of the state in Southeast Asia in a general synthesis.

De Bary constructs a magisterial overview of three thousand years of East Asian civilizations, principally in the form of dialogues among the major systems of thought that have dominated the Asian world's historical development.

East Asia and the West: An Entangled History provides readers with a comprehensive overview of modern East Asian civilizations.

Discusses the historical and cultural changes that occurred in Asia throughout history.