GOVT 1623

GOVT 1623

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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.

Distribution Category (GLC-AS, HST-AS) (CA-AG, HA-AG)

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17581 GOVT 1623   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17583 GOVT 1623   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17584 GOVT 1623   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17585 GOVT 1623   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17586 GOVT 1623   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17587 GOVT 1623   DIS 205

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17588 GOVT 1623   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17589 GOVT 1623   DIS 207

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17590 GOVT 1623   DIS 208

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17591 GOVT 1623   DIS 209

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person