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Fall 2006. SUNIL GOONASEKERA. Focuses on varieties of indigenous religious expressions in South Asia and covers salvation religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikkhism, Yoga, and Tantra, as well as minor religions such as astrology, demonology, spirit possession, sorcery, witchcraft, and magic specific to the region. Includes discussions of monastic traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. South Asian religious traditions prescribe a variety of monastic practices ranging from rigorous self-mortification culminating in death to the middle path recommended by Buddhism to complete rejection of monasticism in orthodox Hinduism. Explores the connection between these religious ideals and the everyday life of their adherents, as well as their relationships with nationalistic political movements. (Same as Religion 224.)
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3.00 Credits
d-IP.Mahayana Buddhism
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. SUNIL GOONASEKERA. Religion is a universal phenomenon that touches, if not dominates, daily life and is a force that can compel people to be both perpetrators and victims of violence. Sociological and anthropological studies point to social, political, economic, cultural, legal and psychological facts that propel individuals and groups to use violence and justify its use by bringing violence into a religious context. Seeks to understand the relationship between religion and violence and the causes and effects of that relationship. Specifically addresses these issues in South Asian cultural systems. (Same as Religion 225.)
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. LANCE GUO. Examines Chinese politics in the context of a prolonged revolution. After a survey of the political system as established in the 1950s and patterns of politics emerging from it, the analytic focus turns to political change in the reform era (since 1979) and the forces driving it. Topics include the political impact of decentralization and marketization, the reintegration into the capitalist world economy, and the development of the legal system. The adaptation by the Communist Party to these changes and the prospects of democratization are also examined. (Same as Government 227.)
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. LANCE GUO. An analytic survey of the historical evolution of China's foreign relations since 1949. Emphasis is on China's evolving strategic thinking in the context of its rapid economic ascendance and increasing global influence. Topics include cultural and historical factors shaping Chinese foreign policy and strategic thinking; the actors, institutions, and processes of foreign policy making; national interests and the internationalization of China; Sino-U.S. relations; the resurgent nationalism; China's role in the Asia-Pacific regionalism; the key security and foreign policy issues such as Taiwan and North Korea, etc. (Same as Government 228.)
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. LANCE GUO. A survey of the political landscape and trends of change in tropical Southeast Asia and an investigation of the fundamental driving forces of changes in this region of rich diversity in culture, religion, ethnicity, mystic beliefs, and political traditions. Topics include nation building and the role of colonial history in it; regime legitimacy; political protests (often spearheaded by college students); armed insurgence and nationalism; the different responses to modernization; the causes and consequences of rapid economic growth; the clash between human rights, democracy, and indigenous traditions. (Same as Government 229.)
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. RACHEL STURMAN. Examines the history of modern global imperialism and colonialism from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries. Focuses on the parallel emergence of European nationalism, on imperialism and ideas of universal humanity, on the historical development of anti-colonial nationalisms in the regions ruled by European empires, and on the often-contentious nature of demands for human rights. Emphasis on the history of South Asia, with significant attention to Latin America, Africa, and other regions of Asia. (Same as History 280.)
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3.00 Credits
d.Modernity in South Asia
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3.00 Credits
d.Contentious Politics:Social and Political Change in East and Southeast Asia
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. RACHEL STURMAN. Explores the vibrant social world created by movements of people, commodities, and ideas across the contemporary regions of the Middle East, East Africa, and South and Southeast Asia from the early spread of Islam to the eighteenth century. Key topics include the formation of communities, pre-modern material cultures, the meanings of conversion and religious change, and the production and transformation of systems of knowledge and modes of social relations in the era before the rise of European colonialism. (Same as History 282.)
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