Download or read book East Asia at the Center written by Warren I. Cohen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cohen charts the course of cultural, intellectual, economic, and political developments in East Asia--particularly China and Japan--from the beginning of recorded time to the present day and examines such events as the rise and fall of key dynasties, the ascendance of the British empire, and the development of democracy in Asia.