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Academic Year 2001/2002


United Kingdom and Japan
GOVT 299 SP

Crosslistings:
EAST 299

Japan and England share many features in common: Both are island nations and both are postindustrial societies; both are constitutional monarchies and parliamentary democracies; both evolved from feudal societies. Monarchy, parliament, cabinet government, political parties and political culture in Japan and England will be examined in a comparative and developmental context.

MAJOR READINGS

Anthony Birch, THE BRITISH SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Zevedei Barbu, PROBLEMS OF HISTORICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Takeo Doi, THE ANATOMY OF DEPENDENCE
Gerald Curtis, THE LOGIC OF JAPANESE POLITICS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm and Final Examinations; two short interpretive essays.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

"Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should place themselves on the wait list during on-line registration. Wait list preference rankings will be one factor I will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions."

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Titus,David A.   
Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM;     Location: PAC004
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)
SR. major: 3   Jr. major: 12
SR. non-major: X   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 5   FR: 5

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Ethical Reasoning, Writing
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002


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