Download or read book A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations written by Conrad Schirokauer and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schirokauer (Columbia U.) has now combined efforts with three other East Asia specialists--Brown (U. of Michigan), Lurie (Columbia U.), and Gay (Oberlin College)--to produce the revised, third edition of this full-color survey textbook. The authors offer students an introduction to the economic and political history of China and Japan, as well as the social structure, philosophy, religion, art, and literature. Specific revisions in content from the second to third edition are not stated. Annotation : 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).