History 80: East Asian Civilization Summer Session B 2009 M-T-W-Th, Buchanan Hall, 1920 9:30-10:45 am. Sections as assigned. Instructor: Anthony Barbieri-Low HSSB 4225 barbieri-low@history.ucsb.edu Office Hours: Mon. 12:30-2:30 TA s: Olivier Dufault olivierdufault@umail.ucsb.edu Course Description: This course surveys the long history of East Asian Civilization, from the beginnings of agriculture in the Neolithic Period to the upheavals of the modern era. The main geographic focus is on China and Japan. Themes followed throughout the course include state formation, social and cultural history, material and visual culture, and the relationship between law and society. This is a great deal of material to cover in one summer term, but hopefully you will finish this course with a greater appreciation of both the unique and shared features of these East Asian cultures, and a general knowledge of their historical trajectories. Required Textbooks: (available at UCSB bookstore or online stores, and on reserve) Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Anne Walthall, James B. Palais. East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political History. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. Patricia Buckley Ebrey, ed. Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook. 2 nd edition. New York: The Free Press, 1993. Readings with the label (PDF) will be available on the GauchoSpace website. https://gauchospace.ucsb.edu/ Come to section prepared to discuss the readings in the textbook, the primary sources in the sourcebook, as well as the lectures or movies of the preceding week. Reading amounts to about 30 pages per day (a bit more later in the course). Attendance in section and lecture is mandatory and a major portion of your section grade. Course Requirements: Two four-page essays (40%, 20% each) Sectional grade (attendance/participation & other requirements determined by TA) 30% In-class final exam (30%) Note: You must earn a passing grade in section to pass the course. In other words, if you do not have a passing grade in section, you cannot pass the course, regardless of your grades on the final exam or the essays. Unexcused absence in two or more sections will lead to an automatic failure in section. Attendance will be taken in lecture every day, sometimes by means of a one-question pop quiz.
Lectures and Readings: Monday, August 3, 2009: Geography of East Asia/Origins of East Asian Civilization East Asia, preface Connections: The Prehistory of East Asia (pp. 3-9) Tuesday, August 4, 2009: The Chinese Bronze Age: Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties Readings: East Asia, chapter 1 (pp. 10-23) Chinese Civilization, Late Shang Divination Records, The Metal Bound Box Wednesday, August 5, 2009: Philosophy, Politics, and Economy of the Warring States Readings: East Asia, chapter 2 (pp. 25-42) Chinese Civilization, Confucian Teachings, Daoist Teachings, Legalist Teachings. First Essay Question Handed Out in Class and on GauchoSpace Thursday, August 6, 2009: Movie: China: Dynasties of Power (1995) approx. 50 min. Instructor out of town. TA will show movie. Attendance will be taken. Monday, August 10, 2009: The First Chinese Empires: Qin Readings: East Asia, chapter 3 (pp. 43-48) Chinese Civilization, Penal Servitude in Qin Law Mountain Inscription of the First Emperor (PDF) Tuesday, August 11, 2009: The First Chinese Empires: Han Readings: East Asia, chapter 3 (pp. 48-64) Chinese Civilization, The Debate on Salt and Iron, Heaven, Earth, and Man, Wednesday, August 12, 2009: Rise of Civilization and State in Japan Readings: East Asia, chapter 7 (pp. 137-152) Account of the Eastern Barbarians (PDF) The Earliest Japanese Chronicles (PDF) Constitution of Prince Sh toku (PDF) Thursday, August 13, 2009 : Buddhism in India, Central Asia, and East Asia First Essay Due by 5pm, via GauchoSpace. Readings: East Asia, pp. 65-70 Buddhism in India and its Spread Along the Silk Road, & Chapter 4 (pp. 83-86) Chinese Civilization, Buddhist Doctrines and Practices
Passages from The Lotus Sutra (PDF) Monday, August 17, 2009: Tang China Readings: East Asia, chapter 5 (pp. 88-109), & Cultural Contact Across Eurasia (600-900) (pp. 112-15) Chinese Civilization, The Tang Legal Code, Selection of Tang Poetry (PDF) Tuesday, August 18, 2009: Heian Japan Readings: East Asia, chapter 10 (pp. 192-207) Passages from: Pillow Book of Sei Sh nagon (PDF) Begin movie --- Tale of Genji Second Essay Question Handed Out Wednesday, August 19, 2009: Heian Japan Movie in Class: Tale of Genji (1987), running time 1 hr. 45 min. Readings: Chapter from Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu (PDF) Thursday, August 20, 2009: Song Dynasty China Readings: East Asia, chapter 8 (pp. 153-174) Chinese Civilization, The Attractions of the Capital Passages from: The Washing Away of Wrongs (PDF) Monday, August 24, 2009: The Mongols &Yuan Dynasty China Readings: East Asia, The Mongols, pp., 226-34, chapters 12 (pp. 235-237, 239-247, 251) Tuesday, August 25, 2009: Technology: Paper, Printing, Gunpowder, and the Compass. No readings: Work on your paper Wednesday, August 26, 2009: The Ming Dynasty of China Readings: East Asia, chapter 14 (pp. 269-288) Chinese Civilization: Proclamations of the Hongwu Emperor, Widows Loyal unto Death Second Essay Due by 5 pm via GauchoSpace Thursday, Thursday, August 27, 2009: Medieval Japan Readings: East Asia, chapters 11 (pp. 204-224), 13 (pp. 252-268) The Way of the Warrior (pp. 265-280) (PDF)
Monday, August 31, 2009: The Manchu (Qing) Empire in China Readings: East Asia, chapter 16, 19 Chinese Civilization, The Yangzhou Massacre Tuesday, September 1, 2009: Edo Japan Readings: East Asia, chapter 17 (pp. 331-347) Wednesday, September 2 nd, 2009: European Interaction/Imperialism in East Asia Readings: East Asia, Western Imperialism pp. 366-74; Chapters 20, 21 Edict from Qianlong Emperor to King George III (PDF) Constitution of the Empire of Japan (PDF) Thursday, September 3 rd, 2009: 20 th century East Asia Film in Lecture (required attendance): China: A Century of Revolution Readings: East Asia, chapters, 23, 24, 26 (first half 501-514) Liang Qichao on His Trip to America, Lu Xun- My Old Home. Monday, September 7, 2009: Labor Day: No Lecture Catch up on readings. Tuesday, September 8, 2009: 20 th century East Asia Readings: East Asia, chapters 26 (last part), 27, 28 Land Reform, Peng Dehai s Critique of the Great Leap Forward, Red Guards Wednesday, September 9, 2009: Review of Course Themes: Final Exam Review Thursday, September 10, 2009: In class Final Exam Class Policies: Late papers will be deducted one letter grade for each calendar day they are handed in late. There is no alternate or late final exam possible. All work will be graded by your TA. You may appeal your grade to the instructor (within one week of the grade), by presenting an appeal to him in writing, but only after discussing the issue in person with your TA. On appeal, your grade may go up or down. Again, you must have a passing section grade to pass the course. The instructor promises to abide by the university s guidelines on academic integrity for instructor conduct and student evaluation. Students are expected to maintain the same standards of integrity and honesty. Violations of university policy will be handled according to the regulations concerning academic integrity, including failure of
the class and possible expulsion. Please refer to the university s guidelines for more information: http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/regulations/index.aspx?page=conduct If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and the DSP (Disabled Students Program) as early as possible in the term. http://dsp.sa.ucsb.edu/