East Asian Societies

Section 25800

  • Note: Main patterns of change in modern China, Japan, and Korea; historical framework and the insights of geography, economics, political science, and other disciplines.
  • Session Dates (session code 001)
    First day of classes:
    Monday, August 26, 2019
    Last day to add:
    Friday, September 13, 2019
    Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
    Friday, September 13, 2019
    Last day to withdraw without a “W” on transcript or change pass/no pass to letter grade:
    Friday, October 11, 2019
    Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
    Friday, November 15, 2019
    End of session:
    Wednesday, December 18, 2019



  • Book List Prices and book list are subject to change.
    • Gordon. Modern History of Japan. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780199930159
      New: $67.50
      Used: $50.75
      Rental: $54.00 (New), $31.05 (Used)
    • Spence. Search for Modern China. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780393934519
      New: $73.00
      Used: $54.75
      Rental: $47.45 (New), $33.58 (Used)
    • Robinson. Korea's Twentieth-Century Odyssey. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780824831745
      New: $25.00
      Used: $18.75
      Rental: $18.75 (New), $11.50 (Used)
    • Gordon. A Modern History of Japan, International Edition. (Required)
      ISBN: 9780190231477
      eBook: $29.98
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