Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
ASIA 350 - HISTORY/POLITICS CENTRAL ASIA
Long Title: HISTORY AND POLITICS OF CENTRAL ASIA
Department: Asian Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This is an introduction to the history, culture, lands, peoples, and contemporary importance of Central Asia. Topics to be discussed include the Great Game, Sovietization, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the War on Terror, and the new Great Game, the race for resources between Russia, China, and the United States.
Course URL: http://lang.rice.edu/Ludwig/asia350/Asia350.html