HIST 158 - The Making of Modern East Asia

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as ASIA 158) This course introduces the history of modern East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) by examining regional interactions and global connections. We discuss how East Asia serves as a geographic, cultural, and analytical framework for historical inquiry. The course begins in the eighteenth century, a period marked by major political, social, and cultural transformations and challenges in East Asia. The course traces the region’s engagement with the world, the rise of nation-states, reforms and revolutions, imperialism and colonialism, warfare, trade network, gender and sexuality, and social movements, among other topics. By contextualizing these themes, we explore how the past has shaped, and continues to shape, modern East Asia. Yu-chi Chang.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS