Description
About the Author
Charles A. Desnoyers is Professor of History and Director of Asian Studies at La Salle University. He is the author of several books, including Patterns of Modern Chinese History (OUP, 2016) and Patterns of World History, Third Edition (OUP, 2017), coauthored with Peter von Sivers and George B. Stow.
Reviews
Patterns of East Asian History offers significant features that other texts do not. Desnoyers does an excellent job of identifying and explaining patterns in East Asian civilizations; he includes the latest scholarship and places East Asia in the context of world history. * Peter Worthing, Texas Christian University *
This book is well organized, includes the most important events and personalities, and sustains students with animated writing and engrossing details. Patterns of East Asian History is accurate, concise, and engaging. * Margaret B. Denning, Slippery Rock University *
Patterns of East Asian History is an engaging and accessible survey of East Asian history that attends to both local/national histories and transnational/global patterns. * Charles V. Reed, Elizabeth City State University *
This text is well organized and the chapter-opening vignettes capture students' interest. The scholarship is solid and the coverage is excellent. * Clayton D. Brown, Utah State University *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199946464
Author Charles A. Desnoyers
Format Paperback
Page Count 544
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 682g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 155mm * 19mm