Cultural History of East Asia

A Cultural History of East Asia is a six-volume examination of the human experience in East Asia, from ancient times to the twentieth century. It explores 3500 years of history from the rise of civilization in East Asia to the advent of modernity and beyond. The collection of essays collectively examines the cultural sphere that developed from China across the greater East Asian region, what specialists refer to as the ‘Sinosphere’, as a geospatial zone where the flow of ideas, peoples and things to and from China exists independent of the political controls exerted by the Chinese state.