Short xeroxed readings by authors including Mohandas Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto. Class members will be responsible for leading discussion of assigned readings on selected days. The course will involve seminar-style discussions and class participation will be graded. Requirements for graduate students will be more extensive. Lectures and readings focus on East Asia's traditional civilizations, with emphasis on the major political, socio-economic, intellectual, religious, and cultural areas.
Class meetings consist of lectures, discussions, and audio-visual supplements.
Requirements Students are required to attend all lectures, and are expected to prepare for each class in advance by reading the assigned material in the text books. Students are expected to participate in all class discussions. There will be two exams, two short written assignments, and discussion assignments. Students must take the exams at the designated times unless other arrangements are made in advance with the instructor. All assignments must be turned in or presented on their due dates listed in the syllabus.