Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-247 | History, as HIST-176
Formerly listed as: ASLC-47 | HIST-18
Trent E. Maxey (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 176 [AS] and ASLC 247 [J].) This course surveys the modern history of the Japanese archipelago, from the late-Tokugawa period through the rise of the modern Meiji nation-state, colonial expansion and total war. We will conclude with the postwar economic recovery and the socio-political challenges facing the Japanese nation-state in the early-2000s. Through primary documents, fiction, and film, we will explore themes including the disestablishment of the samurai class, industrialization, imperialism, feminism, nationalism, war, democracy, and consumerism. Classes will consist of lectures along with close readings and discussions. Requirements include short response papers and topical essays. Three class meetings per week.
Fall semester. Professor Maxey.
Section 01
M 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM FAYE 117
W 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM FAYE 117
F 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM FAYE 117
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musui's Story: Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai | Univ. of Arizona Press, 1991 | Kokichi, Katsu | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government | Wetherhill: Reprint Edition | Chomin, Nakae | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Kokoro | Regnery Gateway, 1996 | Soseki, Natsume | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Japan, Inc. | Univ. of California Press, 1988 | Shotaro, I. (Duus, P., trans.) | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All She Was Worth (1st ed.) | Mariner Books, 1999 | Miyuki, Miyabe | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Modern History of Japan (3rd ed.) | Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2013 | Gordon, Andrew | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.