HIST 4590 - REVOLUTIONARY ASIA

3 Credit Hour(s)
This course will cover Asian revolutionary movements from the late eighteenth century to the present and the economic, socio-cultural, religious, and political forces that contributed to the rise of revolutionary sentiment and the ultimate resolution of the process. Uprisings in India, Japan, China, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Indonesia, and Cambodia among others will be considered in the context of individual circumstances and the wider process of revolutionary change. Three units on Distinctive Regions of Asia and Sources of Revolutionary Thought, Revolutionary Movements in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, and Contemporary Revolutionary Movements and the Challenges of the Modern World. Lectures, readings, and discussions.

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or permission of the department head