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COLLEGE 121

East Asia Discovers the World

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

Before the modern era, how did curious people in China, Korea, and Japan learn about the world? How did geographical information reach them, and how did they interpret it? This class will probe the history of cartographic exchange from the Mongols to Meiji from an East Asian perspective.

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3units

COLLEGE 121: East Asia Discovers the World

3 units · Letter (ABCD/NP) · GER: WAY-SI

Before the modern era, how did curious people in China, Korea, and Japan learn about the world? How did geographical information reach them, and how did they interpret it? This class will probe the history of cartographic exchange from the Mongols to Meiji from an East Asian perspective.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Seminar — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

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