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2019-2020 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EAST 11000 - Introduction to East Asia

Course Credit: 1
INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIA This course provides an overview of the interwoven cultures, politics, and economies of Japan, Korea, and China from earliest times to the present. Topics include shared traditions and their transformations; the legacies and contested histories of conquest and colonialism; trade and its role in the transfer of ideas, techniques, and institutions; and the current revival of regional popular culture. [AH, C, GE]