HIST 252: Survey of East Asian History
HIST 252-001: Survey of East Asian History
(Fall 2025)
09:00 AM to 10:15 AM MW
Krug Hall 242
Section Information for Fall 2025
This course is an introduction to some of the major themes in the history of East Asia from the late-eighteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries (1750s-1950s). Although conceived of as a regional history, the primary focus will be on China and Japan with some brief attention also paid to Korea.
Topics covered will include imperialism, colonialism, nationalism, the Pacific War (the Asian-Pacific Theater in WW2), the Cold War, and social(ist) revolutions. By exploring these themes, the course will highlight how global connections have shaped the history of East Asia and, more specifically, how global forces created both inter-dependencies and inequalities not only between Euro-American powers and the major East Asian countries, but also between Japan, China, and Korea themselves. Understanding how such global and regional dynamics historically unfolded in East Asia will allow students to become more actively engaged citizens of the world and to work towards a more equitable and sustainable future.
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Credits: 3
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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