Course Details
Country:
Italy
Institution:
LUISS Guido Carli University
Course Title:
Asian studies
Course Number:
SKN
Course Description:
The aim of the course is to understand from inside the Confucian Civilization, that spread from China to Japan, Korea and Vietnam. With a comparative historic method we will outline the encounters between the two great and ancient civilizations located at the extreme peripheries of Eurasia. East Asia is now the most economically dynamic region in the world, but at the same time a region of potential international conflict, with a number of possible 'flashpoints'. We will study the change of identity of China and Japan in the last few decades, as a result of the grand shift in global power from the West to the East, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. To this end, first, we will outline the geopolitical imperatives and the socio-cultural factors (Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Shintoism, socio-economic dynamics etc.) that historically have shaped the great cultures of East Asia.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
HIST 387
Course URL:
https://www.luiss.edu/cattedreonline
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