This report is due the first Tuesday after Spring break. If you would like to contact any former students to inquire about buying their used books for the class, I'd be happy to share their names with you. Although social patterns within each of these countries are discussed in terms of their long term evolutions, the time from for the course is the 19th and 20th centuries. The relationship between geographic position and economic strength, linguistic patterns and government are studied. Beginning with the Opium Wars in China, and the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, the course follows East Asian history into the present.
Students select one translated work of Asian literature to read and review.
In addition, a brief oral presentation is assigned. Classes include lecture, discussion, speakers, and selected films and slides.