HIST 243 - History of Modern Japan

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112
This course explores Japanese history in multiple dimensions - political, economic, social, and intellectual - from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century. Starting with the history of Tokugwa Japan (1603-1868), the course outlines the modern history of Japan, investigating Japan’s modernization and industrialization since the Meiji Restoration (1868), imperialization that culminated in the Pacific War (1941-1945), the U.S. Occupation (1945-52), and postwar economic development.