"HIST 254A The Emergence of East Asia: Scholars, Warriors, and Empires " by Joshua Herr
 

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Fall 2024

Course Description

This is a survey of the history of East Asia, c. 900 CE to 1800 CE, focusing on China and Japan, with some consideration of Korea and Vietnam. The course begins with the emergence in the 10th century of a multipolar region following the collapse of the Tang empire in China, and ends c. 1800 with the global repercussions of the industrial revolutions. The period is characterized by transformations in state and society broadly associated with Neo-Confucianism, commercialization, and steppe-based imperial formations. Topics explored in the course include: formation of elite status groups (scholar-officials, samurai), women & gender, empires, trade, environment.

Student Outcomes

Outcome: Analytical skills. Students will be able to evaluate historical arguments, historiographical debates and develop and frame historical arguments in their own work. Outcome: Breadth of historical knowledge. Students will be able to understand the past with respect to diversities of culture, geography and chronology. Outcome: Writing and Oral Communication Skills. Students will be able to communicate complex historical analysis in written form with appropriate scholarly attribution and communicate effectively in class discussions and presentations.

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