By David M. Brownstone and Irene M. Franck

This complete and in-depth chronology of the Asia and the Pacific region covers history from antiquity to the present, featuring events in politics, government, and law (including political movements, international affairs, and human rights): war (pogroms, holocausts, colonization, and anti colonial struggles): religion, education scholarship, and philosophy; travel and exploration (from trades routes and migration, to space exploration); economic life (including business, finance, industry trade, transportation agriculture, and work); arts and entertainment; literature and journalism; society and everyday life (including food, clothing, fads, fashions, sports, recreation, and population; also plagues, famines, and natural disasters); and science, technology, and medicine. The volume also includes a convenient subject index.

■ 500 pp.

■ 1999 
■ ISBN 0-8242-0950-8
■ $115
■ $130 (outside U.S. and Canada)