HIS 1250China and East Asia

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Prerequisites: Minimum performance standard scores on reading and writing pre-assessment placement tests General Studies: Historical and Global Diversity This course covers the history of China and East Asia since the eighteenth century, emphasizing change and continuity in the region's politics, economies, and cultures. The course treats the traditional order in East Asia, its erosion by internal and external challenges, the struggle of East Asian people to adjust to a new world order, and their effort to rebuild after World War II. The contribution of East Asian immigrants to American civilization will also be considered.