Asia in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education

The contributors place the development of Asian studies programs in small colleges in historical context, make a compelling case for the inclusion of Asian studies in the liberal arts curriculum, and consider the challenges faced in developing and sustaining Asian studies programs and ways of meeting such challenges now and in the future. Prologue, Suzanne Wilson Barnett, Van Jay Symons; Chapter 1 Asia and the Undergraduate Curriculum, Thomas B. Coburn; Chapter 2 Asian Studies at American Private Colleges, 1808–1990, Samuel Hideo Yamashita; Chapter 3 Asian Language Study in Liberal Arts Colleges, Stanley L. Mickel; Chapter 4 Study Abroad in Asia, Stephen P. Nussbaum; Chapter 5 Remapping Asian Studies, Rita Smith Kipp; Chapter 6 Where We Came From, Where We Are Going, Ainslie T. Embree;