Fall 2019  |  HIST 3471 Section 001: Modern Japan, Meiji to the Present (1868-2000) (33019)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
ALL 3478 Section 001
EAS 3471 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 270
Enrollment Status:
Open (37 of 40 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Japan's early development as industrial/imperial power after Meiji Restoration of 1868. Political developments in Taisho years: social, cultural, economic trends that supported them. Militarization/mobilization for war in 1930s. Japan's war with China, Pacific War with the United States. American Occupation. Postwar economic recovery, high growth. Changing political/popular culture of 1980s, '90s.
Class Description:
From the land of samurai to the only non-Western colonial power, from the destruction during WWII to the postwar miracle, Japan went through immense changes from the mid-19th to the 21st century. This course explores the intellectual, cultural, and political aspects of Japan's modernization, the Pacific War, and postwar development, paying specific attention to Japan's interaction with the world, political and cultural history, and historical issues pertinent to the present. It uses scholarly texts, visual images from museums, cartoons, advertisement, films, and novels
Grading:
attendance 20%, papers 50%, other assignments 30%
Exam Format:
Paper writing in place of exams.
Class Format:
Lecture, with occasional films.
Workload:
About 50 pages per week reading (average), one short research paper, and other reading and research activities.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33019/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 April 2016

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