HIST 1622

HIST 1622

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

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 Fall, Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS, GLC-AS, HST-AS)
Course Subfield (HAN)

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18957 HIST 1622   LEC 001

    • MW Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18958 HIST 1622   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18959 HIST 1622   DIS 202

    • R McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18960 HIST 1622   DIS 203

    • F White Hall B06
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18961 HIST 1622   DIS 204

    • W White Hall B04
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18962 HIST 1622   DIS 205

    • F White Hall B04
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18963 HIST 1622   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18964 HIST 1622   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18965 HIST 1622   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18976 HIST 1622   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person