Surveys 242 - The History of Japan,1600 - 2000

Institution:

Allegheny College

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Description:

An examination of early modern and modern Japan. Topics include the last feudal age (the Edo Period), the profound changes of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the development of the Japanese nation-state, the building of the Japanese empire, victory and defeat in WW II, and postwar economic growth. The course concludes with an analysis of the economic difficulties that plagued Japan in the 1990s.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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