HISTORY 205 - Modern East Asia
Winter 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: History (HISTORY)
Department: LSA History
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Details

Credits:
4
Requirements & Distribution:
SS, RE
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Start/End Date:
Full Term 1/4/23 - 4/18/23 (see other Sections below)
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Description

This course is an introduction to modern China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam from 1600 to the present, with emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It covers the following topics: China’s progressive decline and rejuvenation, the impact of imperialism, the rise and development of the PRC; the struggles of Korea, its colonization by Japan; liberation and division into the two Koreas, and the rising economic status of the South; Vietnam's last dynasty and its colonization by France, the World War and the Vietnam War; and the end of feudalism in Japan, the building of a modern state and economy, Japanese imperialism, postwar recovery, and the rise to super-power status.

Taking a broad comparative perspective on East Asia, the course explores the inter-relations between political economy, society, and culture in each country within an emerging modern world system. This is a continuation of History 204; however that course is not a prerequisite and no previous background on the subject is required.

Course Requirements:

In-class quizzes and two blue book exams

Intended Audience:

Any student with an interest in East Asia

Class Format:

Two lectures and one discussion section each week.

Schedule

HISTORY 205 - Modern East Asia
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
11372
Open
4
 
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MW 10:00AM - 11:30AM
1/4/23 - 4/18/23
002 (DIS)
 In Person
11373
Open
2
 
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W 12:00PM - 1:00PM
1/4/23 - 4/18/23
003 (DIS)
 In Person
11374
Open
2
 
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W 1:00PM - 2:00PM
1/4/23 - 4/18/23
004 (DIS)
 In Person
11375
Closed
0
 
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Th 11:00AM - 12:00PM
1/4/23 - 4/18/23
005 (DIS)
 In Person
26436
Closed
0
 
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Th 12:00PM - 1:00PM
1/4/23 - 4/18/23

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