HIEA 3283

Industrial Pollution and Society in East Asia

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Discipline(s): Cultures & Societies of the World / Historical Perspectives

This course explores societal debates about the problem of industrial pollution in China, Japan, and Korea from a historical perspective. Questions this course addresses include the costs and benefits of industrial development and growth, the relationship between environmental movements and civil society, the environmental costs of war, and the role of the non-human in historical narratives.


  • Joseph Seeley

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    Summer 2025