HSY1060

Asian civilisations 2: crisis and transformation

(ART)

Ian Copland and Jane Drakard

6 points + 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibition: ASN1020

Synopsis: By 1600 European maritime imperialism was impacting on the coasts of Asia; by 1800 much of South and Southeast Asia was under European rule. Today Japan, China and India are once again significant players on the world stage. How did India, China and Japan manage to throw off the shackles of imperialism, and how did they adjust to the economic and cultural challenge posed by a confident,industrialised and democratising Europe? And what of the future? Was the postwar East Asian 'economic miracle' the beginning of an era of Asian world dominance? How far has this sea-change been arrested or undercut by the 'meltdown' of 1997?

Assessment: Exercises and essay (total 2500 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 30% + Class participation/attendance: 10%