History 349A - ST:Horseriders and Samurai:New Regimes in Early Modern East Asia Dott

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Whitman College

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In this comparitive coure, we will examine political, social, economic, and cultural conditions during the period of the establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China and the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan in the 17th century. In both regions the elite were initially warriors - the samurai class in Japan and the Manchu ethnic group in China. Both regimes restructured society, placing themselves at the top and restricting social movements at the lower levels to varying degrees. Both areas were thus ruled by military elites, but in Japan they were distinguished by class while in China by ethnicity. Neither group could rule without support from other segments of the society. The Tokugawa shoguns had to make cincessions to the merchant class, while the Manchus made them to the majority of the Han ethnic group. In addition to examining differences and convergences in the areas of state institutions and social organization, we will also explore changing gender roles, shifting economic conditions, as well as the impact (or lack thereof) of these regimes at the local level. Distribution area: social science or alternative voices.

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3.00 - 4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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