Wars and Revolutions in Asia

Catalog description

Through the lens of wars and revolutions, this course focuses on the transformative events in key countries of Asia from late 19th century to today. Building on historical reviews and analyzing modern political and economic theories, this course discusses the implications of wars and revolutions in different countries and compares different countries in their responses to common or similar internal and external challenges. Wars and revolutions include but are not limited to: Opium Wars, Meiji Restoration, Russo-Japanese War, Sino- Japanese War, Indian Independence Movement, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, energy revolution, and information revolution. POLS 315 will fulfill a history elective requirement in the history major or the non-western history requirement for history teacher licensure. Offered occasionally. Three semester hours.