East Asia in War and Revolution - Nineteenth to Twentieth Centuries

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Examines the political and social developments of China, Japan, and Korea from the late nineteenth century onward. While the course explores how East Asians responded to the challenge of the rising West, it also focuses on the internal dynamics of these societies which resulted in wars and revolutions. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.