Courses
Other Courses
Saturday, 27 March 2010 10:59 | Written by John Sagers |
 |  | 
LinfieldHIST 125: East Asia since 1800 HIST 300: Topics in Asian History HIST 320: Empire & Aftermath in Asia HIST 322: Gender and Social History of East Asia
UMUCASTD 150: Introduction to Asian Studies HIST 483: Japan Since 1800 Last Updated (Thursday, 05 August 2010 07:44) |
HIST 200 Modern China
Friday, 22 January 2010 08:25 | Written by John Sagers |
| |
DescriptionSurvey of Chinese history from 1600 to 2000. Topics include rise and fall of Qing dynasty, Opium War, Taiping Rebellion, Second World War in Asia, Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, and recent economic development. TextbooksMajor AssignmentsClass Participation Short take-home essay Midterm exam 5-7 page research paper Final exam Last Updated (Wednesday, 25 August 2010 21:16) INQS 125 Zen and the Art of Living
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:49 | Written by John Sagers |
| |
DescriptionFrom New Age spirituality and self-help literature to The Matrix and The Simpsons, Taoist and Buddhist concepts have dramatically influenced contemporary thought and society. After surveying Chinese and Japanese classics in English translation, this seminar will explore the recent evolution of Asian philosophical ideas and their cultural applications. TextbooksLast Updated (Wednesday, 25 August 2010 21:15) |
HIST 124 East Asia before 1800
Monday, 18 January 2010 15:19 | Written by John Sagers |
| |
DescriptionChina, Japan, and Korea from earliest times to 1800. Topics include Chinese Confucian and Buddhist philosophy; the Japanese samurai; Korean family and social hierarchies; and developments in East Asian literature and art. 4 credits (VP or GP) TextbooksEbrey, Patricia. Chinese civilization : a sourcebook. 2nd ed. New York: Free Press, 1993. Ebrey, Patricia. East Asia: a cultural, social, and political history. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Keene, Donald. Anthology of Japanese literature, from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century. New York: Grove Press, 1955. Major AssignmentsClass Participation Short take-home essay Midterm exam 5-7 page research paper Final exam Last Updated (Wednesday, 25 August 2010 21:12) HIST 210 Modern Japan
Monday, 18 January 2010 15:19 | Written by John Sagers |
| |
DescriptionSurvey of Japanese history from 1600 to 2000. Topics include samurai ideas and declining fortunes, modern industrial development and its social costs, Second World War in Asia and its lingering legacy, and Japan's postwar rise to affluence, and contemporary culture. TextbooksBernstein, Gail. Recreating Japanese women, 1600-1945. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Cook, Haruko. Japan at war : an oral history. New York: New Press ;Distributed by Norton, 1993. Fukuzawa, Yukichi. The autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. McClain, James. Japan, a modern history. 1st ed. New York N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Co., 2002. Major AssignmentsClass Participation Short take-home essay Midterm assignment 5-7 page research paper Final assignment Last Updated (Wednesday, 25 August 2010 21:16) |
