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Japan in the Edo Period
HIST306 SP

Crosslistings: EAST306

Edo-period Japan is a time whose cultural achievements some historians have compared to those of Renaissance Europe or Song Dynasty China. This course will provide an in-depth examination of Edo-period Japan's cultural, social, political, economic, and artistic changes, especially those out of which Japanese constructed the traditions of later times. Students who already have a background in premodern Japan are encouraged to take this course.

MAJOR READINGS

Herman Ooms, TOKUGAWA IDEOLOGY Donald Keene, THE JAPANESE DISCOVERY OF EUROPE Conrad Totman, EARLY MODERN JAPAN Numerous articles

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three short papers coordinated with class presentations; a final research paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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