EAST 262 - Asia’s Modern Wars

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Anthropology
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits: 3 hours
Attribute: 3 SS, CD, WR

This course will examine the relationship between war and nation-building in East Asia, focusing particularly on the question of how war-and the discourse about war-has shaped modern Chinese, Korean and Japanese identities. The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive background of Chinese, Korean and Japanese modern national and diplomatic history through the study of Asia’s modern wars.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. Jager