History of East Asia: A Captivating Guide to the History of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan

by Captivating History

If you want to discover the captivating history of East Asia, then keep reading... Free History BONUS Inside! Four captivating manuscripts in one History of A Captivating Guide to Chinese History, Including Events Such as the First Emperor of China, the Mongol Conquests of Genghis Khan, the Opium Wars, and the Cultural RevolutionHistory of A Captivating Guide to Japanese History, Including Events Such as the Genpei War, Mongol Invasions, Battle of Tsushima, and Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiHistory of A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South, and the Korean WarHistory of A Captivating Guide to Taiwanese History and the Relationship with the People's Republic of ChinaHere are just some of the topics covered in part 1 of this The Land of the Yellow EmperorImperial China EmergesThe Supremacy of the Han, 202 BCE–220 CEThe Golden The Tang Dynasty, 618–907The Song Dynasty, 960–1279Kublai The Yuan Dynasty, 1271–1368The Great Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644The Rise of the Qing, 1636–1912Revolutionary MadnessThe Republic of China to the People’s Republic of ChinaAnd much, much more!Here are just some of the topics covered in part 2 of this Children of the SunWarring ClansThe Two Imperial CourtsEdo Part One-1603 to 1638Edo Part Two-1638 to 1868The Meiji RestorationForeign RelationsThe Taisho EraThe Showa EraJapan in World War II and Its AftermathHeisei EraAnd much, much more!Here are just some of the topics covered in part 3 of this Land of the BearThe Dragon of the East SeaDynasties Rise and FallThe Joseon Dynasty of GoryeoForeign InvasionsMerchants, Farmers, and ForeignersFrom Independence to AnnexationKorea at WarNorth KoreaSouth KoreaAnd much, much more!Here are just some of the topics covered in part 4 of this Beautiful IslandThe Arrival of the Chinese and Their ReligionThe Dutch Trading YearsThe Ming, The Qing, and The War YearsJapanese TaiwanThe Sino-Japanese War & World War IITaiwan After World War IIAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about the history of East Asia, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Genres: History

426 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 11, 2020

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I get that these are short primers and not intended as in-depth analyses but still, I found some of the writing astonishingly reductionist e.g., “Female infanticide was on the rise, as there were very few opportunities for women to become wage-earners”. At other times the writing resembled that of a high-school student struggling to meet the minimum word requirement of an assignment, e.g., “The equipment needed by the United States, who fought heavily in the war, was provided by the Japanese “Model J” corporation, which is a corporation whose employees are trained specifically for their jobs.” The book does give a good basic overview of the history of East Asia, but really… the writers could do better if they applied themselves more!

[Camilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

Listened to it on audible. Very long and factual. Interesting to hear about the different histories of East Asia but the writing style was boring and repetitive.
The narrator also makes frequent mistakes and mispronounces places and names which ruins it.

[Melvin Patterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting collection of books that basically just scratch the surface of the historical, social and political states of the four countries.

It's informative, but the book could use some editing. Some parts of the collection appear to be written by people who are not native English speakers. Nothing wrong with that but the mistakes can be a little distracting and take away from the other valuable information being imparted.

Also, there were portions of a single book that appear to have been written by two different people. The proper Asian convention with persons' names is the surname or family name first. So Kim Jong-Il's family name is Kim, not Jong-Il. Sometimes the proper convention was used, other times not.

That said, this collection of books was entertaining and interesting to read.

[Tomasz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but still informative

There are few indications of thoughts which I believe that for the careful reader may point out certain reasons and directions of author thinking.

But still easy and smooth reading.

[Charlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful read! I learned so much! well written interesting book with concise information. I love this series

[Kryštof Kotyza · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book provides a decent overview of the historial events but it lacks going into depth. Good for some basic references.