A study of Asian history, focusing primarily on China, India, and Japan. This course will examine the origins of these distinct civilizations and follow their political, economic, social, and intellectual movements through the Cold War era. Topics include: the impact of Confucianism and Buddhism, women’s changing roles, imperial state formation, samurai culture, impact of the Mongols, questions on Democracy and Communism, changing relationships with the West, and economic “miracles”.
HI 330: Asian History
Class Program