Gift of Dr. John Matzko (BJU History Faculty).

Preface. Part I: BEGINNINGS AND FOUNDATIONS. 1. Early Japan. 2. The Impact of Continental Civilization. Part II: ARISTOCRATS, MONKS, AND SAMURAI. 3. The Heian P

Part I: THE CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION OF CHINA. 1. "China" In Antiquity. The Neolithic. The Origins of Chinese Writing. The Rise of the Bronze Age. The Shang. The

As the world shrinks and all nations become involved with one another, Western ignorance of the great and ancient civilizations of China and Japan seems as beni