Books on Asia from the Near East to the Far East / / Eleazar Birnbaum.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Birnbaum, Eleazar ,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1971
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; Abbreviations --; I. Asia as a whole --; II. The Islamic world --; III. India, South and Southeast Asia --; IV. The Far East --; Index of names --; Index of titles
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442631991; 9783110649680; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442631991
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Eleazar Birnbaum.

This is a selected, annotated list of some 2,000 books on Asia in English and French currently in print, chosen with the aim of providing a long-term historical perspective for the general reader. The list is presented in four main parts: Asia as a whole; the Islamic world; India, South and Southeast Asia; the Far East. Subdivisions cover such topics as: general and reference works; history, social science, and law; history of literature; literature in translation; religion and ideas; arts, crafts, architecture, and science; and the lands in modern times.