Same as Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic 13). Examine the significance of the transnational movement of people, ideas, and goods in the process of constructing geocultural categories such as the West, the East, and Asia; and their subcategories such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391C, History 381 (Topic: Ideas of East: Global Hist), Middle Eastern Studies 385 (Topic: Ideas of East: Global Hist), 385 (Topic 13). Prerequisite: Graduate standing.