AST 368 - Modern Japan

1 semester, 3 credits- Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity

An in-depth exploration of the history of Japan from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Meiji Restoration and Japan’s subsequent transformation into a modern nation state, Japan’s imperial expansion into East Asia, the Second World War, and Japan’s postwar recovery and growth. Students become familiar with major debates in the field, significant primary sources, and secondary sources of the era. Same as HIS 368. Satisfies global history requirement for major/minor.

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AST 368 - Modern Japan