Same as History 343C and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 21). Examine how various groups of people understood, experienced, and imagined concepts such as "the East" and "Asia" with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 361R, History 343C, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 343 (Topic 21). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.