Colonialism and Spheres of Influence

Readings:
For Monday's class, please read Murphey, chapter 15, to page 315 (15 pages), and for Wednesday's class, read the remainder of the chapter (15 pages). Please be prepared to answer the review questions at the end of the chapter.

Book Clubs:
I have emailed you all and expect you now to take over communications for your groups. You may want to make one person in your group the coordinator. You should have finished your books by Friday, April 10th. Individual responses of 750-1000 words will be due on turnitin.com before midnight on Wednesday, April 15th (along with your blog posts and your tax returns). Well polished and timed group presentations will be due in class the week of April 20th.

Midterm Revisions and British India

Midterm Revision Outlines are due before midnight on Monday on TurnItIn.com:

• Class ID #: 9317615
• Class Enrollment Password: as15

For Monday's class please read Murphey, chapter 14, to page 281 (15 pages), and for Wednesday's class read the remainder of the chapter (16 pages). The topic is British ascendancy and rule in India. Please be prepared to answer the review questions at the end of the chapter.

Tokugawa Japan

For Monday's class, please read Murphey, chapter 12, on Tokugawa Japan (14 pages), and for Wednesday's class read Murphey, chapter 13, on the increasing contact between Asia and the West (20 pages). Be prepared to answer the chapter review questions.

Exam Questions and Novels

Friday's exam will have two essay questions on the material covered in Murphey, chapters 1-11. The questions are broad and should be answered using references to your textbook (with proper citation). Good answers will incorporate information from multiple chapters for each question.

1. Where did Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Islam originate; where and how did they expand; and how were they adapted by the cultures that adopted them?
2. How did empire differ in India and China (history, philosophy, and challenges)?

Please begin to prepare your answers right away. We will use Wednesday's class to clarify and review.

The novels we will be reading in groups are

• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002) by Dai Sijie (Author), Ina Rilke (Translator)
• Novel without a Name (1996) by Duong Thu Huong (Author), Phan Huy Duong (Translator), Nina McPherson (Translator)
• Cracking India (2006) by Bapsi Sidhwa