HIST 282 - M/East Asian History since 1840

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

A survey of modern East Asian history, focusing on the collapse of the traditional order in China and Japan following Western invasion in the mid-19th century, China’s and Japan’s efforts to pursue modernization while maintaining their national identities, and the contemporary importance of East Asia in our changing world. Not offered on a regular basis.