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HISTORY/ASIA 1430 W – A01 Asian Civilization from 1500 Room 301 Tier Building M, T, W, T, F: 8:30 – 10:30am Instructor: Nicholas Simon Office: 451 Fletcher Argue Phone: TBA E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: TBA Course Overview: Asian Civilization from 1500 is a historical survey of the major regions of Asia from 1500 to the present. Emphasis is placed on the internal dynamics of single empires and nations, and on cross- border exchange and influence. The focus in this course will be on political institutions and political change, social and economic structures, and religious and philosophical beliefs. The period from 1500 to the present also marks an age of intensive Western impact in Asia. Part of the course will be focused on this powerful colonial and capitalist influence and on the ways in which the nations in Asia either accommodated or resisted foreign impact. The objective of the course is to provide students with the critical tools for understanding the major transformations of the past and to cast some light on the future. Class Format: This class is lecture based. Regular class attendance is mandatory. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the class by asking questions and discussing the readings. Required Books: Note: These books are available for purchase at the University of Manitoba bookstore. Other readings may be assigned. Rhoads Murphey, A History of Asia (Sixth Edition). New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. Suggested: William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. (Various Editions). This book is useful for writing essays and can be found in most bookstores or used bookstores or online here: http://www.bartleby.com/141/ Assignments and Evaluation: Assignment 1: 20% (1500-2000 words, due date: Monday, June 6 in class) Assignment 2: 30% (2000-2500 words, due date: Friday, June 17 in class) Quiz 1: 10% (Friday, June 3) Quiz 2: 10% (Friday, June 10) Final Exam: 30% (June 23, 2011: 9:00am – 12:00pm, location - TBA)

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Page 1: HISTORY/ASIA 1430 W – A01 Asian Civilization from 1500 … · 2018-05-02 · Asian Civilization from 1500 Room 301 Tier Building M, T, W, T, F: 8:30 – 10:30am Instructor: Nicholas

HISTORY/ASIA 1430 W – A01 Asian Civilization from 1500

Room 301 Tier Building M, T, W, T, F: 8:30 – 10:30am

Instructor: Nicholas Simon Office: 451 Fletcher Argue Phone: TBA E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: TBA Course Overview: Asian Civilization from 1500 is a historical survey of the major regions of Asia from 1500 to the present. Emphasis is placed on the internal dynamics of single empires and nations, and on cross-border exchange and influence. The focus in this course will be on political institutions and political change, social and economic structures, and religious and philosophical beliefs. The period from 1500 to the present also marks an age of intensive Western impact in Asia. Part of the course will be focused on this powerful colonial and capitalist influence and on the ways in which the nations in Asia either accommodated or resisted foreign impact. The objective of the course is to provide students with the critical tools for understanding the major transformations of the past and to cast some light on the future. Class Format: This class is lecture based. Regular class attendance is mandatory. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the class by asking questions and discussing the readings. Required Books: Note: These books are available for purchase at the University of Manitoba bookstore. Other readings may be assigned. Rhoads Murphey, A History of Asia (Sixth Edition). New York: Pearson Longman, 2009. Suggested: William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. (Various Editions). This book is useful for writing essays and can be found in most bookstores or used bookstores or online here: http://www.bartleby.com/141/ Assignments and Evaluation: Assignment 1: 20% (1500-2000 words, due date: Monday, June 6 in class) Assignment 2: 30% (2000-2500 words, due date: Friday, June 17 in class) Quiz 1: 10% (Friday, June 3) Quiz 2: 10% (Friday, June 10) Final Exam: 30% (June 23, 2011: 9:00am – 12:00pm, location - TBA)

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Information for the exams as well as instructions for the written assignments will be handed out and discussed during lectures. It is your responsibility to acquire the instructions from the instructor if you are absent when they are first made available. All work is due on the date indicated unless an extension has been obtained from the instructor prior to the due date. Documentation (i.e. a medical note) may be requested. Late work will be penalized by 3% per day after the due date up to 20%. All term work must be submitted by the last day of class for the semester (June 21, 2010). Exams and quizzes MUST be written on the specified day. Term work will be returned in class and made available to students during office hours. Students who wish to appeal a grade given for term work must do so within 10 working days after the grade for the term work has been made available to them. Uncollected term work will be retained for 4 months following the end of the course. After this time it will become the property of the Faculty of Arts and subject to confidential destruction. Since this is a course that meets the University Senate's W requirement, students must complete all essay assignments with a passing grade to pass the course. Evaluative feedback will be provided prior to the voluntary withdrawal deadline of June 15, 2011. Plagiarism: Students should acquaint themselves with the University’s regulations on plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty (see page 27-28 of the 2010-11 Undergraduate Calendar and the Faculty of Arts), which reads: “The common penalty in Arts for plagiarism on a written assignment is a grade of F on the paper and a final grade of F (CW) (for Compulsory Withdrawal) for the course. For the most serious acts of plagiarism, such as purchase of an essay and repeat violations, this penalty can also include suspension for a period of up to five (5) years from registration in courses taught in a particular department/program in Arts or from all courses taught in this Faculty. The Faculty also reserves the right to submit student work that is suspected of being plagiarized to Internet sites designed to detect plagiarism or to other experts for authentication.” Grade Distribution: A+ ≥ 85% C+ ≥ 65% A ≥ 80% C ≥ 60% B+ ≥ 75% D ≥ 50% B ≥ 70% F ≥50%

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Class Outline and Required Readings: Week 1: Pre-Modern Asia Readings: Murphey, Introduction and Chapters 2-6, 9-11 Mon. May 30 - Introduction, Class Assignments, writing workshop Tues. May 31 - China to the eighteenth century: Confucianism, Buddhism and the Ming and Qing Dynasties Wed. June 1 – Tokugawa Japan to the eighteenth century Thurs. June 2 - India to the eighteenth century: Hinduism, Islam and the Mughal Empire Fri. June 3 - Map Quiz, discuss assignment 1, film: Akira Kurosawa, The Seven Samurai and discussion. Week 2: Contact and early Colonialism Readings: Murphey, Chapters 12-15 Mon. June 6 - China: Imperial decay and Western challenges. [Assignment 1 due in class]. Tues. June 7 - Japan and the West to the twentieth century Wed. June 8 - India and the British Empire Thurs. June 9 - Southeast Asia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and early French and English colonialism Fri. June 10 - Identification Quiz, discuss assignment 2, film: David Lean, A Passage to India and discussion. Week 3: Independence and Post-Colonial Asia Readings: Murphey, Chapters 16-20 Mon. June 13 - Reform and Revolution in China Tues. June 14 - Japan and the Second World War Wed. June 15 - Independence in India Thurs. June 16 - Southeast Asia and US imperialism Fri. June 17 - Film: Jiang Wen, Guizi Lai le (Devils on the Doorstep) and discussion. [Assignment 2 due in class]. Week 4: Modern Asia Readings: Murphey, Chapters 20-21 Mon. June 20 - Modern Asian Culture Tues. June 21 - Exam review Thurs. June 23 - Final Exam: June 23, 2011, 9:00am – 12:00pm, location - TBA