AAAS 106AEast Asian Civilizations (LEC)

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HIST/AAAS 106A&B - East Asian Civilizations Professor Yi Wang Fall 2024 Course Description: An introduction to the geographies, cultures and historical experiences of the East Asian civilizations of China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. The histories of these countries will be presented in relations to each other, since all created to the civilizational development of East Asia. The course will also focus on topics illustrating both the unity and diversity of East Asia: perceptions of each other, of the West and by the West; the religious/ philosophical traditions of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism; the modern histories of the three countries since 1600; the growth of interconnections between East Asia and the rest of the world; the role of imperialism in East Asia; and the comparative development of East Asian countries since the Second World War. READINGS: TBA