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The Idea of Asia
Course #: ASIAN 488L
Description:
This course examines the imagination of Asia from a variety of perspectives: historical, economic, religious, philosophical, literary, and artistic. It begin from the extreme social and cultural diversity of the continent as it is currently defined, and asks first, how the idea of a coherent Asia was constructed; and second, what effects this idea has had in both ''Asian'' and ''European'' history.
Notes:
This course fulfills the capstone requirement for the Asian Studies major.ASIAN 488L and MDNLNG 488L are the same course.
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: Any 300 level course