LIBS 121: East Meets West: Global Conn

Course Description

This seminar will introduce students to the following: (1) key primary sources for China and East Asia that focus on global interconnections and exchanges; (2) key theoretical issues tied to thinking about global interconnections; and (3) suggested further readings in secondary sources. Upon completion, students will be familiar with some of the basic ways to think and to find out about exchanges and interactions in world history, and to incorporate Chinese and East Asian materials (in translation) into their research.