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May 08, 2024
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2020-2021 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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HIS 164 - Introduction to Japanese Civilization
Survey of Japanese history and introduction to Japanese culture. Origins of Japanese civilization. Chinese and Korean influences in early Japan. Classical Japan (Nara and Heian periods): institutions, social life, culture. Medieval Japan: rise of the Bushi, new forms of Buddhism, social and cultural developments. Early modern Japan: wars of unification, Tokugawa period. Meiji Restoration and its consequences. The modernization of Japan: industrialization, imperialism, cultural changes, the Pacific War. Japan since 1945.
Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:
Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify some of the major social, cultural, economic, and political developments in Japanese history.
- Identify some of the major developments in Japan since 1953.
- Identify the main chronological divisions in Japanese history.
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