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HISTORY 2
(ASIA AND THE WORLD)
Course Description:
A study of Asian cultural heritage in relation to world civilization.
Credit: 3 units
RGEP Cluster: Social Sciences and Philosophy (SSP)
Offered By:
Division of Social Sciences/College of Arts and Sciences
U. P. in the Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo
Course Objectives:
1. To appreciate Asian achievements in the context of world developments;
2. To develop a sense of internationalism and cooperation by underscoring
interdependence among countries;
3. To situate the Filipino and the Philippines in the Asian and world
contexts; and,
4. To develop a critical mind and the ability to communicate thought
effectively through the practice of the historical method.
Course Outline
I.
INTRODUCTION
A.
Definitions of history, culture, civilization, and Asia
B.
Geographical Overview (with current perspectives)
C.
Emergence of Early Civilizations
II.
TRADITIONAL ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS
A.
Religio-Philosophical Traditions
1.
Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam in West Asia
2.
Hinduism and Buddhism in South Asia
3.
Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism in China; Buddhism in China
and Japan; Shintoism in Japan
B.
Political Development and Institutions
1.
Theocracy and empire in West Asia
2.
Kingdoms, empires, and sultanates in South Asia
3.
Imperial governments in China and Japan; the Shogunate in
Japan
C.
Social Institutions (Stratification and Accompanying Customs and
Belief Systems)
1.
Religious and warrior elites in West Asia
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2.
3.
D.
Caste system in India
Chinese landed gentry and peasantry; samurai and merchant
class in Japan
Arts of Asia
1.
Visual Arts (painting, sculpture, ceramics, architecture)
2.
Literature and Drama
3.
Music and Dance
III.
AT THE CROSSROADS OF EXCHANGE and SOCIAL CHANGE
A.
Southeast Asia
B.
Central Asia
IV.
WESTERN COLONIALISM
A.
Western Expansion to Asia (factors that led to Western intrusion)
B.
Patterns of Western Colonialism
1.
Trade, Diplomacy and Wars
2.
Indirect and Direct Rule
C.
Cultural Repercussions
V.
ASIA'S INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVES
A.
Chronological Survey
B.
Patterns of Resistance
1.
Asia under direct rule
a.
parliamentary reform
b.
revolution
2.
Asia under indirect rule
a.
fundamentalism
b.
revolution
VI.
POST-INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTIONAL RESTRUCTURING
A.
Modernization
B.
Decolonization
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Basic References:
Camagay, Ma. Luisa et al., [eds.] Readings in History II: Asia and the World.
[Quezon City]: U.P. System-wide Committee, [1987].
Farmer, Edward L., Gavin R. G. Hambly, David Kopf, Byron K. Marshall, &
Romeyn Taylor. Comparative History of Civilizations in Asia, Vol. I:
10,000 B.C. to 1850. Boulder: Westview, 1986.
Recommended References for History 2
General References:
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Bray, Francesca. The Rice Economies: Technology & Development in Asian
Societies. Berkeley: University of California, 1986.
Breuilly, John. Nationalism and the State. 2nd ed. Chicago: University of
Chicago, 1993.
Brinton, Crane, John B. Christopher, & Robert Lee Wolfe. A History of
Civilization. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1967.
Chan, Wing-tsit, et al., comp. The Great Asian Religions: An Anthology. New
York: Macmillan, 1969. [BL1035 G74]
Chapman, Graham P. & Kathleen M. Baker, eds. The Changing Geography of
Asia. London: Routledge, 1992. [DS5.92 C45 1992]
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& African Peoples. Boston: Beacon, 1960.
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Kiernan, V.G. The Lords of Human Kind: European Attitudes to the Outside
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West Asia:
Ahmed, Akbar S. Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History &
Society. London: Routledge, 1988.
Azzam, Abd-al-Rahman. The Eternal Message of Muhammad. New York: The
New American Library, 1964.
Finkelstein, Louis, ed. The Jews: Their Role in Civilization. 4th ed. New York:
Schocken Books, 1971; second printing 1974. [DS102.5 F5]
Goitein, S. D. Studies in Islamic History & Institutions. Leiden, Netherlands: E.
J. Brill, 1968.
Hitti, Philip K. The Arabs: A Short History. Rev. ed. Southbend, Indiana:
Gateway Editions, Ltd., 1943; 2nd revised paperback edition, 1970.
[DS 223 H48 1970]
Jurji, Edward J. The Middle East: Its Religion & Culture. Westport, Conn.:
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Ibn Khaldun. An Arab Philosophy of History. Trans. Charles Issawi. London:
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Roux, Georges. Ancient Iraq. 2nd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1980.
Schacht, Joseph & C. E. Bosworth, eds. The Legacy of Islam. 2nd ed. Oxford:
Oxford University, 1979.
South Asia
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Conze, Edward. Buddhism: Its Essence & Development. New York: Harper,
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Edwardes, Michael. The Last Years of British India. London: New English
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Wm. Theodore de Bary, gen. ed. New York: Columbia University,
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Thapar, Romila. A History of India, Vol. I. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1966.
Wallbank, T. Walter. A Short History of India & Pakistan from Ancient Times
to the Present. Rev. ed. New York: New American Library, 1958;
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East Asia:
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Harper & Row & Tokyo: John Weatherhill, 1962.
Chan, Wing-tsit. A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy. Princeton, NJ:
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Present. Sandgate: Japan Library, 1993.
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Tuttle, 1964.
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1970.
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Central Asia:
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Bacon, Elizabeth E. Central Asians under Russian Rule: A Study in Cultural
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Lattimore, Owen. The Inner Asian Frontiers of China. New York: American
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the Eyes of Its Discovers. New York: Dell, 1968.
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the Asian Peoples. Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 1972. [DS12
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Southeast Asia:
Bastin, John, ed. The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia: 1511-1957.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1967.
Dixon, Chris. South East Asia in the World-Economy. Geography of the World
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Course Requirements/Grading Scheme:
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2 long Exams
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