GSC3501

East Asian history

(ART)

Keith Wilson

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Gippsland and OCDL + Prerequisites: GSC1503 and GSC1504 or equivalents

Synopsis: This unit examines China and Japan from the nineteenth century to the present, comparing their historical development within the general themes of modernisation and sociopolitical continuity and change. Topics to be studied include traditional society and government in China and Japan; the impact of Western penetration; the Chinese and Japanese response to the need for modernisation; the Chinese revolutions; the impact of war on Japan and China; the post World War 2 period in China and Japan; the recent modernisation and developmental problems of Japan and China.

Assessment: Essay (2500 words) (on-campus students include oral presentation): 60% + Examination (2 hours words): 40%