SOC 3300 - Modernizing China and Japan

Institution:

North Park University

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Description:

What does it mean to be modern? This course explores the political and social dynamics of creating a modern state in China and Japan in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Focusing on historic intiatives that led to each society's transforma-tion, we examine the push for industrialization, nationhood and the ideal citizen. Readings draw on the perspectives of ordinary people responding to state-sponsored social change.

Credits:

3.00 - 4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northpark.edu

Phone Number:

(773) 244-6200

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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