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050 _aDS 12 .H537 2004
100 _aHigham, Charles F. W.
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245 0 _aEncyclopedia of ancient Asian civilization /
_cCharles F.W. Higham.
260 _aNew York :
_bFacts on File,
_c2004
300 _axxi, 440 p. :
_bill.
_c28 cm.
500 _a development of what may be termed "secondary civilizations" in areas that came under the influence of China, India, or both
500 _a regions where east meets west through the expansion fo Greek and Persian Empires and the intrusions of Sakas or Scythians, Kushans, and Hepthalite Huns.
500 _aConcentrates on the civilizations that arose from the East of the Caspian Sea which is a vast territory stretching from the region of modern Afghanistan and the Aral Sea to Japan and Korea, and from Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) to the islands of Southeast Asia. Discusses the strands of early Asian civilizations including the origins and flowering of the indigeneous states of Indus Basin which later moved to Ganges and Yamuna Valleys, Chang and the Huang
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