The only textbook to provide a historical overview of this whole region, this edition comes up to date with recent events and key trends in research. Supported by images, maps, discussion questions, primary source excerpts, and a companion website, it is the perfect introduction to the region.
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Rhoads Murphey was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Michigan, where he served for many years as director of the Asian studies program.
Kristin Stapleton, Professor of History at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, was his student in the 1980s. She studies urban history and is the author of Fact in Fiction: 1920s China and Ba Jin's Family (Stanford, 2016), among other works.
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