Foundations of Eastern Civilization

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Call Number: BOCD 950 Be Oversize
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Course no. 3630.
Compact discs.
Teaching Company: 3630 (Course number). Additional nos. on various parts: PC3630A (compact discs) ; IC3630A-01--IC3630A-04 (CD containers) ; PB3630A (course guidebook).
Journey to the East -- Yin and Yang-- the geography of China -- Early China and the mysterious Xia -- The coming of the Shang -- The Shang and writing for the Gods -- The Zhou and the mandate of heaven -- Great ideas of the Zhou-- Confucianism -- Great ideas of the Zhou-- later Confucianism -- Great ideas of the Zhou-- Daoism -- Great ideas of the Zhou-- legalism -- The Qin and the first emperor of China -- Contact with the West-- the early Han -- Triumph and tragedy-- the later Han -- Silk roads-- in the footsteps of nomads -- Silk roads-- the envoy Zhang Qian -- Silk roads-- perils of camels and caravans -- Silk roads-- Rome and roads from the West -- Silk roads-- the lost Kushan empire -- Origins of Buddhism -- The age of disunity -- The great Taizong and the rise of the Tang -- Changan and the glittering Tang -- Korea-- mysterious beginnings -- Korea-- the land of morning calm -- Korea-- the unified Silla -- Korea-- the Koryo -- Japan-- geography and early cultures -- Japan-- treasures of the tomb period -- Japan-- Nara and the great Eastern Temple -- Japan-- the world of the Heian -- Southeast Asia-- Vietnam -- Southeast Asia-- Indian and Islamic influences -- The industrial revolution of the Song -- Intellectual and cultural life of the Song -- The Mongols conquer the world -- Shaking the foundation-- Mongols in the East -- The rise of the Ming -- Great treasure fleets of the Ming -- The Qing-- nomads return from the north -- The Qing-- the last emperor of China -- Korea Choson-- rise of the Yangban -- Korean Choson-- the last dynasty -- Medieval Japan-- Samurai and Shoguns -- Tokugawa and Meiji Japan -- The people's Republic of China -- Isolation and Cold War conflicts -- The rise of the East Asian Tigers -- The enduring ideas of Eastern civilization.
Lectures by Craig G. Benjamin, Grand Valley State University.

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