HISTORY 133
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS
Van Ells, Fall 2006
SCHEDULE & HANDOUTS
(REVISED 10/24)
WEEKS 1-2 (8/30 to 9/7)
ORIGINS OF EAST ASIA CIVILIZATIONS
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 1-2
9/6: QUIZ 1 (Map Quiz)
WEEK 3 (9/11 to 9/14)
EAST ASIAN CULTURE AND POLITICS BEFORE 1800
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 3-4
9/13: QUIZ 2
WEEK 4 (9/18 to 9/21)
ORIGINS OF WESTERN IMPERIALISM
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 5-6
9/18: QUIZ 3
WEEKS 5-6 (9/25 to 10/5)
IMPACT OF IMPERIALISM
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 7-9
9/25: QUIZ 4
10/5: EXAM 1
WEEKS 7-8 (10/11 to 10/19)
TRANSFORMATION OF EAST ASIA
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 10-12
10/23: QUIZ 5
WEEKS 9-10 (10/23 to 11/2)
WORLD WAR II IN EAST ASIA
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 13
10/30: QUIZ 6
11/1: REVIEW TOPICS DUE
WEEKS 11-13 (11/6 to 11/20)
POSTWAR ASIA
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 14
11/6: QUIZ 7
11/16: EXAM 2
WEEK 14 (11/27 to 11/30)
THE COLD WAR IN EAST ASIA
READINGS: Schirokauer, Ch. 15-18
WEEKS 15-16 (12/4 to 12/13)
EAST ASIA TODAY
READINGS: Schirokauer, Afterword.
12/4: QUIZ 8
12/11: REVIEW PAPER DUE
FINAL EXAM: TIME AND PLACE T.B.A.