Read the following article:
• Selden, Mark. “East Asia in world history, 1750–21st century.” In J. McNeill & K. Pomeranz (Eds.), The Cambridge World History. Cambridge University Press, 2015. pp. 493-525.
• Task is to:
- Explain what is (are) the main question(s) the article is asking ( = the main theme(s) of the article) , and how the article answers the question(s);
- Insert the article’s content within the framework of Big History. You should clearly link the article to ideas and concepts we studied during the semester. You should refer to the eBook, the supplementary readings, and the videos.
eBook: pp. 121-122; 154
Breakthrough to Modernity
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
• pp. 121-122: The Generally Slow Pace of Change and Growth
• pp. 154: Rationale for Threshold Eight
Threshold 8: The Modern Revolution | Big History Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EJzrIKtKok&feature=emb_title
How Did Change Accelerate? | Big History Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTtlgX27FgI&feature=emb_title
eBook: pp. 155-157; 178-180; 180-185
Breakthrough to Modernity
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
Tradition and Change in East Asia
(from Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, Fourth Edition, by Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, 2016 )
• pp. 155-157: Why Great Britain and Western Europe? The Global Context
• pp. 178-180: The Ming Dynasty
• pp. 180-185: The Qing Dynasty
Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhL5DCizj5c&feature=emb_title
The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Zdmd4J7TI&feature=emb_title
eBook: pp. 163; 164-165; 206-211; 225-227
Breakthrough to Modernity
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
Societies at Crossroads / The Building of Global Empires
(from Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, Fourth Edition, by Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, 2016 )
• p. 163: Political Revolution – The Rise of the Modern State (only the introduction)
• pp. 164-165: The Emergence of Two Worlds – Developed and Developing (only the introduction)
• pp. 206-211: The Chinese Empire Under Siege (The Opium War and the Unequal Treaties; The Taiping Rebellion)
• pp. 225-227: European Imperialism (The British Empire in India; Imperialism in Southeast Asia)
Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nosq94oCl_M&feature=emb_title
Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alJaltUmrGo&feature=emb_title
eBook: pp. 213-216; 237-238
Societies at Crossroads / The Building of Global Empires
(from Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, Fourth Edition, by Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, 2016 )
• pp. 213-216: The Transformation of Japan
• pp. 237-238: Imperial Japan
eBook: pp. 264-267; 252-253
Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
Nationalism and Political Identities
(from Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, Fourth Edition, by Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, 2016)
• p. 264: Introduction
• pp. 264-267: Imperialism and Military Competition, 1900-1950
• pp. 252-253: Imperial and Imperialist Japan
You should also read the text below on the Pacific War
(from Worlds Together, Worlds Apart, by Tignor, Aldeman, et al., 2011)
How was the Modern World Created? | Big History Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obmqVC07vRs&feature=emb_title
Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XPZQ0LAlR4&feature=emb_title
Japan in World War I | The 20th century | World history | Khan Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUjMpfYWwE&feature=emb_title
World War II: Crash Course World History #38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q78COTwT7nE&feature=emb_title
eBook: pp. 211-213; 250-252; 299-300
Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
Nationalism and Political Identities
(from Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, Fourth Edition, by Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, 2016)
(first read again:
• p. 264: Introduction
• pp. 266-267: The Interwar Years and World War II)
• pp. 211-213: Reform Frustrated
• pp. 250-252: China’s Search for Order
• pp. 299-300: Mao’s China; The Cultural Revolution; Deng’s Revolution; Tiananmen Square
POLITICAL THEORY – Adam Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejJRhn53X2M&feature=emb_title
POLITICAL THEORY – Karl Marx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQgCy_iIcc&feature=emb_title
Communists, Nationalists, and China’s Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUCEeC4f6ts&feature=emb_title
eBook: pp. 267-270; 288-290; 298-301
Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
The End of Empire
(from Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, Fourth Edition, by Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, 2016 )
• pp. 267-270: Reintegration, Renewed Growth, and New Forms of Conflict – 1950 to 2010
• pp. 288-290: Nationalist Struggles in Vietnam
• pp. 298-301: Communism and Democracy in Asia
USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI&feature=emb_title
The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0&feature=emb_title
eBook: pp. 267-270 (read again); 314-315; 315-317
Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
The End of Empire
(from Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History, Fourth Edition, by Bentley, Ziegler, Streets-Salter, 2016 )
• pp. 267-270: Reintegration, Renewed Growth, and New Forms of Conflict – 1950 to 2010
• pp. 314-315: The Global Economy
• pp. 315-317: Economic Growth in Asia
The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Zdmd4J7TI&feature=emb_title
eBook: pp. 270-279
Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability
(from Big History: Between Nothing and Everything by Christian, Brown, Benjamin, 2014)
• pp. 270-277: Growth – More Humans Consuming More
• pp. 277-279: The Impact of Growth and Industrialization on Lifeways and Societies
Globalization I – The Upside: Crash Course World History #41
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SnR-e0S6Ic&feature=emb_title
Globalization II – Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_iwrt7D5OA&feature=emb_title