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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The development of the Pacific Rim strategy in
Japan over the past century and its spread into
other regions of Asia, including South Korea,
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and even
mainland China. The strengths, problems, and
implications for the United States of this pattern of
development are examined.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Japanese religions, their origins, and development in the social, cultural and intellectual history of Japan. Religions covered are: Shinto, Japanese Buddhism, folk religions, Japanese Confucianism, and the New Religions. Some attention to expression of Japanese spirituality in the fine arts, martial arts, festivals, and rituals.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to classical thinkers of Japanese Buddhism: Kukai, Dogen, Shinran, Nichiran, Hakuin. Schools covered are: Shingon, Pure Land, Soto Zen, Rinzai Zen, Nichiren.
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3.00 Credits
The history of China from the Opium Wars to 1919. Topics to be discussed include the decline of the traditional order, the impact of imperialism, the rise of nationalism, the revolution of Sun Yat-sen, and socio-cultural ferment.
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3.00 Credits
The rise of nationalism, social-cultural changes, and revolutions since the late 19th century. Developments after 1949 in detail.
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3.00 Credits
Major political issues are colonialism, nationalism, non-violent political struggle, independence and adjustment, regionalism and tension, leadership in a third world movement, relations with the U.S.A. Social issues include coping with inequality, population explosion, hunger, regional violence, and new popular organizations. Major personalities: Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Sri Aurobindo.
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3.00 Credits
Examines significant social, economic, and cultural
trends in Japan from 1945 to the 1990s-the
Occupation; the ‘economic miracle,’ state and society; the world of work; family, women and gender; international relations; impact of affluence; post-bubble Japan; and varying approaches to the study of postwar Japanese history and society. Note: Usually offered alternate years on Main Campus.
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the changing position of women in Japanese society from ancient times to the present. Through discussions, lectures, and audiovisual materials, students learn about goddesses, female diviners, empresses, the classical female writers, women in warrior culture, women in industrializing Japan, and Japanese women’s movements.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizing cultural, social, and economic factors, the course traces Vietnamese history from its mythological origins to the 21st century. Topics include indigenous social formations, the period of Chinese domination, the rise of independent Vietnamese dynasties, the French colonial era, the Vietnamese Revolution, and the three Indochina Wars, including the Vietnam Conflict in the 20th century. It will close with consideration of life under the current Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces and compares the experiences of women in Asia and Asian women in migration to the United States in the modern period, including rural and urban women, and ordinary and elite women in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Topics include women in households, women and work, and women’s activism.
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