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History 2460: Rise of Modern Asia, 1600-2013

Ohio University, Fall 2013Tu/Th 10:30-11:50amBentley Hall 227 Course Overview
Almost every day, you can find an article about East Asia on the front page of almost every American newspaper. Ideas, products, and challengesranging from viral YouTube videos, to consumer products, to the cyberwarfare attackscross the Pacific with an unparalleled rapidity. East Asia will be a (or perhaps the) critical part of the story of the twenty-first century world. The ability to understand and contextualize events in East Asia will be crucial to being an informed person in the coming decades. This course will introduce students to the historical origins of contemporary East Asia by focusing on changes and continuities in the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean experiences during the early modern and modern periods. This course is open to all students. No background in East Asian history or languages is assumed or required.

Learning Objectives
By the end of the semester, students should be able (a) to enumerate major political, economic, social and intellectual characteristics of China, Japan, and Korea, (b) to discuss how those characteristics have changed over time, (c) to identify specific individuals and events that illustrate these characteristics and the ways in which they have changed, (d) to articulate useful connections and comparisons between China, Japan, and Korea, both historically and in the present day, (e) to be comfortable analyzing primary source documents.

Required Texts
The following two texts are required for this course. They have been ordered at local bookstores and also have been placed on reserve at Alden Library. Additional readings are available online. Jonathan Lipman, Barbara Molony, and Michael Robinson, Modern East Asia: An Integrated History (Pearson, 2012). [ISBN-10: 0321234901; ISBN-13: 9780321234902] Angilee Shah and Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chinese Characters: Profiles of Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast-Changing Land (University of California, 2012). [ISBN: 9780520270275]

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Schedule of Lectures and Readings

Readings marked with an asterisk (*) are available online through the course Blackboard site. Reading assignments are divided into two components: textbook reading and discussion reading. You should complete both before class. Class discussion will focus specifically on the assigned discussion reading, but generally you will need to read the textbook reading first in order to make sense of the discussion reading. Each class meeting also requires you to prepare a brief written assignment that is intended to help you prepare for classroom discussion. This should be a 2-3 sentence reaction to the given prompt. Be prepared to share your written assignment with the class. Please save all of your written assignments in a single placeeither a single MS Word (or Open Office) file, or on several pages of your notebook. You will be asked to periodically upload your written assignments to the course Blackboard site.

I. INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY

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8/27 (Tu) Thinking About East Asia: Names, Places, and Big Ideas Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 1 [pp. 14-27] Discussion Reading None Written Assignment None 8/29 (Th) The East Asian Textual Tradition: How to Be a Confucian Sage Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 1 [pp. 14-27] Discussion Reading Selections from The Analects* [6 pgs.] Written Assignment Select one quote from The Analects that interests you and explain why you chose it. Quiz #1 General East Asian Geography

II. EAST ASIAS LAST TRADITIONAL STATES, 1600-1868

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(Tu) The Ming Dynasty and the Chinese Literati Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 2 [pp. 28-45] Discussion Reading Ming Family Instructions* [7 pgs.] Written Assignment What were Ming era family values? (Th) Samurai in Warring States Japan and Yangban in Choson Korea Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 2 [pp. 45-65] Discussion Reading Samurai movie clips* Written Assignment What is a samurai? Quiz #2 Terms from Meetings 2-4

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9/10 (Tu) The Manchu Invasion and Chinas Qing Dynasty in the 17th Century Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 3 [pp. 66-79] Discussion Reading The Yangzhou Massacre* [8 pgs.] Written Assignment How would you characterize the Qing conquest? 9/12 (Th) Japans Tokugawa Shogunate and a New Domestic Order in the 17th Century Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 3 [pp. 79-101] Discussion Reading Japanese Ukiyo-e Video and Images* Written Assignment Select one image. What does it reveal about Japan? Quiz #3 Terms from Meetings 5-6 9/17 (Tu) Qing China and 18th Century Globalization Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 4 [pp. 102-117] Discussion Reading Macartney and Qianlong Documents* [6 pgs.] Written Assignment Is this a clash of interests or a clash of cultures? 9/19 (Th) Tokugawa Japan and Choson Korea in the 18th Century World Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 4 [pp. 117-137] Discussion Reading Dejima images* Written Assignment Compare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean relations with the West during the 18th century. Quiz #4 Terms from Meetings 7-8 9/24 (Tu) 19th Century Challenges and Qing Chinas Response(s) Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 5 [pp. 138-152] Discussion Reading Taiping Rebellion Documents* [9 pgs.] Written Assignment How would you characterize the Taiping rebels? 9/26 (Th) Mid-19th Century Regime Crisis in Tokugawa Japan and Choson Korea Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 5 [pp. 152-171] Discussion Reading Selections from Black Ships & Samurai* Written Assignment Evaluate the Japanese images of Perry. What do they indicate to you? Quiz #5 Geography from Meetings 3-10 10/1 (Tu) ReviewQing China, Tokugawa Japan, and Choson Korea, 1600-1868 Textbook Reading Review Modern East Asia Chap. 1-5 Discussion Reading Review Meetings 2-10 Discussion Readings Written Assignment Bring 3 proposed midterm IDs
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III. EAST ASIA IN AN AGE OF IMPERIALISM, 1868-1945

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10/8 (Tu) Japans Meiji Restoration and Late 19th Century Transformations Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 6 [pp. 172-187] Discussion Reading Fukuzawa Yukichi Goodbye Asia* [2 pgs.] Written Assignment Was the Meiji Restoration successful? Why? 10/10 (Th) Late 19th Century Self-Strengthening in Qing China and Choson Korea Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 6 [pp. 188-207] Discussion Reading Illustrations of China, Vol. 3 (1874)* Written Assignment What do you conclude from these pictures? Why? Quiz #6 Terms from Meetings 13-14 10/15 (Tu) A New Japanese Empire in East Asia, 1890s-1910s Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 7 [pp. 208-222] Discussion Reading Excerpts from 1895 Li-Ito Negotiations* [7 pgs.] Written Assignment Characterize the Li-Ito Negotiations. 10/17 (Th) Revolution and the End of Dynastic China, 1890s-1910s Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 7 [pp. 222-243] Discussion Reading Liang Qichao, Notes on a Trip to America* Written Assignment What does Liang think about democracy? Quiz #7 Terms from Meetings 15-16 10/22 (Tu) Japans Imperial Democracy at Home and Abroad, 1910s-1930s Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 8 [pp. 244-256] Discussion Reading Konoe, Against a Pacifism* [3 pgs.] Written Assignment How does Konoe see Japans place in the world? 10/24 (Th) The Republic, the Nation, and the Search for Answers in China, 1910s-1930s Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 8 [pp. 257-279] Discussion Reading Lu Xuns Diary of a Madman* Written Assignment What does Lu Xuns story mean? Quiz #8 Terms from Meetings 17-18

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10/29 (Tu) Japan and the Great East Asian War, 1931-1945 Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 9 [pp. 280-293, 304-317] Discussion Reading Comfort Women Reading* Written Assignment What caused the war in East Asia? 10/31 (Th) China and the Great East Asian War, 1931-1945 Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 9 [pp. 293-304] Discussion Reading New York Times articles on Fall of Nanjing* Written Assignment React to these New York Times articles. Quiz #9 Geography from Meetings 13-19

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IV. EAST ASIA RISING FROM THE ASHES, 1945-2000

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11/5 (Tu) The Wars Immediate Aftermath in Japan, China, and Korea, 1945-1949 Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 10 [pp. 331-340; 342-354] Discussion Reading Mao Zedong Report* Written Assignment What strikes you about Maos Report? 11/7 (Th) East Asia and the Cold War, 1950s Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 10 [pp. 318-331; 340-342] Discussion Reading Korean War Propaganda* Written Assignment Analyze one of these images. Quiz #10 Terms from Meetings 21-22 11/12 (Tu) Permanent Revolution in China, 1950s-1976 Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 11 [pp. 356-369] Discussion Reading Cultural Revolution Images and The East Is Red* Written Assignment Can a revolution be made permanent? How? 11/14 (Th) Growth and Construction in Japan and Korea, 1950s-1980s Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 11 [pp. 369-391] Discussion Reading Clips from Ohay* (1959) Written Assignment Assess the significance of these film clips. Quiz #11 Terms from Meetings 23-24

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11/19 (Tu) China, Japan, and the End of the Cold War in East Asia, 1970s-1990s Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 12 [pp. 392-405; 414-427] Discussion Reading Nixon-Mao Transcript* Written Assignment Evaluate Nixon and Mao based on their discussion.

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11/21 (Th) South Korea, North Korea, and the Continuation of the Cold War in East Asia Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 12 [pp.405-414] Discussion Reading Kim Jong-ils Sushi Chef* Written Assignment Assess the Kim family. Quiz #12 Terms from Meetings 25-26 11/26 (Tu) China, Japan, and Korea at the Dawn of a New Century Textbook Reading Modern East Asia Chap. 13 [pp. 428-465] Discussion Reading 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony* Written Assignment None 12/3 (Tu) Thinking about Contemporary China in 2013 Textbook Reading Chinese Characters [pp. ix-xiii, 1-13, 89-130, 212221, and portion of book assigned to your group.] Discussion Reading Same Written Assignment TBA Quiz #13 Chinese Characters 12/5 (Th) A Chinese Century? An East Asian Century? A Pacific Century? Textbook Reading None Discussion Reading Images of Contemporary Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul* Written Assignment TBA 12/10 (Tu) Two Hour Final Exam at 10:10am in Bentley Hall 227 (Remember to bring your own blue book!)

V. CONCLUSION: EAST ASIA TODAY

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Grading Information
Exams (50%): This course requires all students to take a written midterm exam (on 10/3) and a written final exam (on 12/10). The midterm exam will cover all materials (including lectures, textbook reading, and discussion reading) introduced before 10/3. The final exam will cover all materials (including lectures, textbook reading, and discussion reading) introduced during the semester, but approximately 2/3 of the exam will focus on post-midterm materials. The midterm exam is worth 20%, and the final exam 30%, of the final course grade. Students are responsible for bringing their own blue books to both exams. Quizzes (30%): 12 in-class quizzes will be given at the start of lecture (see the schedule above for dates). These quizzes will ask you to identify and assess the significance of key terms, individuals, and places from the course readings. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped, and the average of the remaining 11 quiz grades will comprise 30% of your final course grade. Study guides may be provided for some of these quizzes. Quiz grades will be posted to Blackboard, but quiz papers will not be returned to students unless a special request is made. Classroom Performance (20%): Participation in class will also comprise part of each students final grade. Students are expected to complete the assigned reading before each class meeting and should be able to discuss them in detail. This portion of the course grade will be based on sustained and meaningful engagement with in-classroom discussions. The written assignments listed on the syllabus are considered an aspect of this. These written assignments must be uploaded to the Blackboard site when required by the instructor. This will happen at irregular, unannounced times. Letter and Number Grades: Number grades (which will be given on all assignments) will be converted into a final letter grade (which will appear on your student record) according to the followingA (93-100), A- (90-92), B+ (88-89), B (83-87), B- (80-82), C+ (78-79), C (7377), C- (70-72), D+ (68-69), D (63-67), D- (60-62), and F (0-59).

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Course Policies
Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lectures. Attendance may be taken without advance notice and/or students may be cold called to participate based on the class roster. Every student will be allowed one unexcused absence without penalty, but unexcused absences in excess of this will result in a reduction of the final grade. For an absence to be excused for serious illness, family or religious obligations, or other reasons, students must present compelling and appropriate documentation. For further information on acceptable forms of documentation see the Undergraduate Catalogs Class Attendance Policy. Students are responsible for presenting this documentation either in advance of the absence or as soon after the absence as possible. Make-Up Work and Early Exams/Quizzes: Quizzes and the midterm exam can only be made up in the event of an excused absence. Quizzes and exams (including the final exam) will not be given earlier than date listed on the syllabus. Etiquette: The basic rules of courtesy for everyday life also apply in the classroom. If you arrive late or leave early, be quiet and non-disruptive. Cellphones should be silenced and should not be used in the classroom. Laptop computers are permitted for academic use only. Blackboard: This course makes extensive use of Blackboard and official university email accounts for distributing information and materials to students. Students are expected to be familiar with both systems and to check both accounts regularly. Email: Please begin your emails with an appropriate salutation (e.g., Dear Prof. Hill) and conclude them with your name. This is especially important if you use an email account that is not your university account. Please begin your emails subject line by identifying the course (e.g., HIST 3461) you are enrolled in. Plagiarism and Cheating: Ohio Universitys policies on plagiarism and cheating (available online at http://www.ohio.edu/communitystandards/academic/students.cfm) will be enforced in this class. Plagiarism or cheating will result in a failing grade for the course. Emergencies: In the event of a major emergency or other circumstances beyond the instructors control, course requirements, deadlines, and grading percentages may be subject to change. Detailed information on these changes will be posted to the course Blackboard site. Students with Disabilities: Any student who suspects s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs and provide written documentation from the Office of Student Accessibility Services. If you are not yet registered as a student with a disability, please contact the Office of Student Accessibility Services at 740-593-2620 or visit the office in 348 Baker University Center. Intellectual Property: The lectures, classroom activities, and all materials associated with this class and developed by the instructor are copyrighted in the name of Joshua Hill on August 25, 2013. Advance permission should be sought from the instructor before audio or visual recordings of class are made.
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