CAPS 1622

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CAPS 1622
The World of Modern Japan

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo.  Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power that would transform both Japan and the world.  This survey of Japanese history explores the rise and fall of Japan as a modern imperial power; its foreign relations; its economic and scientific development from "feudalism" to futuristic technologies; and Japan's many modern revolutions, from the rule of the samurai to Westernization and democracy, from democratic collapse to fascism and World War II, and from Japan's postwar rebirth to the present.  We will examine not only big events but also everyday life, including gender and sexuality, family and schools, and art and popular culture.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2222, GOVT 1623, HIST 1622

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17307 CAPS 1622   LEC 001

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  • 17309 CAPS 1622   DIS 201

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  • 17310 CAPS 1622   DIS 202

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  • 17311 CAPS 1622   DIS 203

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  • 17312 CAPS 1622   DIS 204

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