Fairservis, Walter Ashlin, 1921-1994.

The origins of oriental civilization / Walter A. Fairservis, Jr. - New York: New American Library, 1959. - 192 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Mentor: Ancient civilizations Mentor books, MD251. .

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Unity and Utopia 2. The earliest foundations 3. The Pleistocene and East Asia 4. Earliest Asians: Java 5. Earliest Asians: China 6. Cultures of the Pleistocene 7. Origins of the Chinese 8. Legendary Origins 9. Dawn over the yellow river 10. Kansu-- Link to the West? 11. The Shang 12. China -- In retrospect 13. Japan: a paradox 14. At the fringe


In English.


Civilization, Oriental.

CB 251 / F35 1959