History 2611E: Survey of Korean History

Course Description

This course aims to provide an overview of Korean history from the beginnings to the present. It will present developments in the political, cultural, social, and philosophical spheres and assess the impacts of these processes on the peninsula.

Required Texts

Carter J. Eckert et al, Korea Old and New, (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1991)
Michael Robinson, Korea’s Twentieth-Century Odyssey, (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2007)
Peter H. Lee & Wm. Theodore de Bary, eds., Sources of Korean Tradition, Volume I (New York: Columbia University Press, 1996)

Yŏngho Ch’oe, Peter H. Lee, & Wm. Theodore de Bary, eds., Sources of Korean Tradition, Volume II (New York: Columbia University Press, 2000)

Evaluation

1 Term Paper (10-15 pages) 20%
3 Source Document Assignments (10% each; 4-6 pages) 30%
Mid-term Exam 20%
Final Exam 20%
Quizzes 10%

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