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Minor in Asian American Studies {17-18} - Monsoon Asia: People and the Environment

Course Code
HIST 373  Credits
Title Monsoon Asia: People and the Environment 
Lasc Area
  • Goal 5
  • Goal 10
 
Course Outline Course Outline 
Description An introduction to the environmental history of South, East and Southeast Asia with emphasis on the modern period. Topics include the environmental factor in the fall of the Indus and Huanghe Civilizations, unsustainable development in traditional Asian societies, impacts of imperialism on the Asian environment, consequences of industrialization, and contemporary environmental issues. MnTC Goal 5 and 10.