HIST3310 - Modern East Asia

HIST 3310 Modern East Asia (3 semester credit hours) This is an introductory historical survey of early modern, modern, and contemporary East Asia emphasizing the domestic and transnational processes that transformed these local societies and politics, each in their own contingent fashion, into modern nation-states. To understand this transition from the local to the global, this course will explore the social, political, cultural, and economic interactions between East Asia and the world from the 1600s to the present. Prerequisite: Completion of a 060 core course. (3-0) R