GOVT 1623

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GOVT 1623
The World of Modern Japan

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

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:

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9553 GOVT 1623   LEC 001

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  •  9554 GOVT 1623   DIS 201

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  •  9555 GOVT 1623   DIS 202

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  •  9556 GOVT 1623   DIS 203

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  •  9557 GOVT 1623   DIS 204

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  • 18434 GOVT 1623   DIS 205

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