HSY1060

Asian civilisations: crisis and transformation

(ART)

Ian Mabbett and Ian Copland

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

Synopsis: Imperialism, colonialism and modernisation in the shaping of Asian societies and politics from the 16th to the 20th centuries. 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? 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: Written (2500 words): 60% + Examinations (2 hours): 30% + Class participation/attendance: 10%