HIST 281 - M/History of East Asia to 1800

2020-2021 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 4
Lecture: 4
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

This course explores the evolution of societies in East Asia before 1800 (including but not limited to areas in present-day China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Central Asia) as they interacted with each other and with other parts of the world. Special attention will be paid to statecraft and governance, philosophies and practices regarding gender and social relations, issues of education, social mobility and cultural life, the impact of Confucianism and Buddhism, and the development of agriculture, commerce, cities, and technology. The course will develop students’ capacities in interpreting primary sources and in drawing comparison and connections across time and space.

Offered: Not on a Regular Basis
Program Attribute: HLAC