CLT 204 - Modern Japan

Institution:

University of Rochester

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Description:

The course will focus on the modern history of Japan from 1850 into the 1990s. The transformation of Japan from a traditional into a modern, industrial society with its costs, disruptions, and benefits will be emphasized. The emergence of Japan as a major power in East Asia, its expansion into Korea and Manchuria, and the growing conflict with the West, leading to the Pacific War, will also be covered as will Japanese postwar political, social, and economic change. READINGS: A modern Japan history text; G.L. Bernstein, HARUKO'S WORLD; N. Field, IN THE REALM OF A DYING EMPEROR; G. L. Bernstein, ed. RECREATING JAPANESE WOMEN; Arai Shinya, SHOSHAMAN; Nagatsuka Takashi, THE SOIL; Nakano Makiko, MAKIKO'S DIARY; among others.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rochester.edu

Phone Number:

(888) 822-2256

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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