HIST 432 The Rise of Modern Asia
This course will introduce students to the historical origins of contemporary Asia. We will examine the transformations different Asian societies underwent as a result of their interaction with Western Colonialism and modernity, and the different strategies they adopted to overcome and/or adapt to the changes they confronted. Taken together these histories of colonialism, nationalism, social reform, and revolution, seek to explain the factors contributing to the marking of modern Asia society and politics and inform our understanding of Asia in the world today.