EAST 205 - Koreans Rule

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
History
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD

New Course Added 05/02/14.

This course traces how the peoples on the Korean peninsula have been governed for almost 2000 years, from warrior-aristocrats to Buddhist kings to Neo-Confucian scholars to a Communist dynasty. Comparison with surrounding societies will be a focus, as will the shift in different governing styles and systems. Key questions include: How did each ruling class justify its rule? How and why did that rule lose its legitimacy? How did successors establish their own legitimacy as usurpers?
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: C. Lovins