ASIA2017 International Relations in North East Asia
Later Year Course
| Offered By | Faculty of Asian Studies |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Asian Studies |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course aims to deepen students' understanding of the international relations of Northeast Asia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It will examine the dynamic relationship among the empires, colonies and nation-states. It will focus on Japan, China, and Korea as the core of this region, and examine their relationship with each other, as well as with other powers, such as the USSR/Russia, the United States and Britain. While the region has been significant for global security especially since the 1930s, the course examines not only political and strategic relations, but also social and cultural relations that were important for their political relations. |
| Learning Outcomes | It is expected that students will have a good background knowledge of the international relations of Northeast Asia from the late nineteenth century to the present. It is also expected that students will have some key frameworks for analysing the current international relations of NE Asia. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Tutorial contribution (attendance, and contribution to the discussions) (20%), A short paper (10%), Essay proposal (10%), research essay (2,500 words) (30%), and a final exam (2 hours) (30%) |
| Workload |
32 contact hours per semester. |
| Areas of Interest | Non Language Asian Studies |
| Requisite Statement |
6 university courses (36 units) or permission of coordinator. |
| Incompatibility |
with ASIA2050 and ASIA2051 |
| Preliminary Reading |
Iriye, Akira, China and Japan in the Global Setting (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard UP, 1992). Yahuda, M., The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific: 1945-1995 (New York: Routledge, 1996). Duus, Peter, Ramon H. Myers, and Mark R. Peattie, eds., The Japanese Informal Empire in China, 1895-1937 (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1989). |
| Majors/Specialisations | Cognitive Major (Asian Politics and International Relations), Cognitive Major (Asian History), Cognitive Major (Contemporary Asian Societies), and Cognitive Major (Security Studies) |
| Academic Contact | Dr Tomoko Akami |
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