4 semester hours. It focuses on the period's ever-changing culture norms, value systems, and political styles. East Asia and the West. 4 semester hours. Examination of the relationship between China, Japan, and the Philippines with the countries of the western hemisphere before and after the onset of imperialism.
Interpretations focus on concepts such as orientalism, modernity, and colonialism.
4 semester hours. This course employs a mix of readings, lectures and discussions to examine the evolution of Japanese political, social and economic life from its postwar crises through the years of economic dynamism to the doldrums of the 1990s. 4 semester hours.