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Was There a Historical East Asian International System? Impact, Meaning, and Conceptualization
USC will host a conference on historical East Asian international relations.
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Friday, March 4:
Session 1 (1:00-1:15pm): Conceptualizing historical East Asian international relations
Session 2 (1:15-2:45pm): Economic relations in historical East Asia
Session 3 (3:00-4:30pm): Universal theories explain East Asia
Saturday, March 5:
Session 4 (9:30-11:00am): Political and diplomatic relations
Session 5 (11:15am-12:45pm): Southeast Asian international relations
Session 6 (1:30-3:00pm): Western imperialism and the transition to a Westphalian world
Session 7 (3:00-4:00pm): Wrap-up and next steps
Sponsored by the USC Korean Studies Institute
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