Course Description & Objectives:
- The East Asia, land and people
- The enduring part of East Asia 19th Century
- China before 19th Century, a brief survey
- Korea, an embattled land
- The awakening of East Asia, the growth of Nationalism since 1990
- Revolution in Chinese history, the boxer uprising 1900
- The growth of anti feudal nationalism in Japan
- Decolonization process in Philippines
- Constitutional development in East Asia
- The revolution of 1911, China becomes a Republic
- The foundation of communist – party and fall of Komintang 1920 - 30
- Ultra nationalism in Japan
- Modern East Asia
- The Communist revolution in China
- The economic “Miracles” in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
- East Asia today