Tuesdays 12:00 – 2:00 PM
January 11 through February 15, 2005
D.O.C. House
With the World focused on the Middle East for the past few years, it’s time to look at what has happened in the Far East (India to Russia Far East) during this period. The study group will discuss the emergence of China and India as economic powers; rebirth of Japan Inc.; the continuing territorial struggles, e.g. China-Taiwan; the growth of democracy in parts of Asia; and social challenges, including the role of women, facing the citizens of this region. The class will also revisit predictions concerning specific countries made by the study leader over the past eleven years.
Each week, there will be ten to twenty pages of assigned reading. Some class members will be asked to make 4-5 minute reports during a session. The course will consist of 65% discussion and reports and 35% lecture. There will be six sessions.
Class is limited to 25 members.
JOE DAVIS is a graduate of Middlebury College and Cornell Law School. For over thirty-five years, he was an attorney for the IBM Corporation. He traveled extensively to Japan, South Korea, India, and South East Asia. Starting in 1994, he has led courses at ILEAD on Japan, Korea, Siberia, China, India and Indonesia. He and his wife, Ann, live in Orford, NH.
