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  • History of East Asia

  • A Captivating Guide to the History of China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
  • Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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History of East Asia

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
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Summary

If you want to discover the captivating history of East Asia, then pay attention...

Four captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • History of China: A Captivating Guide to Chinese History, Including Events Such as the First Emperor of China, the Mongol Conquests of Genghis Khan, the Opium Wars, and the Cultural Revolution
  • History of Japan: A Captivating Guide to Japanese History, Including Events Such as the Genpei War, Mongol Invasions, Battle of Tsushima, and Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • History of Korea: A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South, and the Korean War
  • History of Taiwan: A Captivating Guide to Taiwanese History and the Relationship with the People's Republic of China

Here are just some of the topics covered in part one of this audiobook:

  • The Land of the Yellow Emperor
  • Imperial China Emerges
  • The Supremacy of the Han, 202 BCE–220 CE
  • Kublai Khan: The Yuan Dynasty, 1271–1368
  • And much, much more!

Here are just some of the topics covered in part two of this audiobook:

  • Children of the Sun
  • Heisei Era
  • And much, much more!

Here are just some of the topics covered in part three of this audiobook:

  • Land of the Bear
  • The Dragon of the East Sea
  • Dynasties Rise and Fall
  • The Joseon Dynasty of Goryeo
  • Foreign Invasions
  • North Korea
  • South Korea
  • And much, much more!

Here are just some of the topics covered in part four of this audiobook:

  • Formosa: Beautiful Island
  • The Sino-Japanese War & World War II
  • Taiwan After World War II
  • And much, much more!

So, if you want to learn more about the history of East Asia, then listen to this audiobook now!

©2020 Captivating History (P)2020 Captivating History
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History
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Informative

An informative set of listens concerning East Asia. I would suggest this bundle. A lot of great information.

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Good overall, narration lacking

The audiobook doesn’t go into great detail which in some ways is a blessing, it’s a good listen. But the narrator makes no effort to pronounce the names of historical figures correctly. As a novice Chinese and Japanese speaker this was quite jarring.

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