History And Institutions Of Asia – Bologna

• Charles Holcombe (2020). A History of East Asia: From the origins of civilization to the Twenty-First century . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chapters: 8-9-10 (pp. 217-310).

Argomenti del programma: The course aims at introducing, analyzing and understanding the historical development of East Asia through the lens of the socio-political and economic transformations that have taken place in the region starting with the encounter with Western imperialist powers in the mid-XIX century up until today.