HIS-335: Modern Japan

Department
Credits 3.00
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Instructional Method
Lecture
Studies the modern transformation of Japan from the mid-19th century to the present day. Focuses especially on distinctive patterns of Japanese society and their influence on modernization, characteristics of Japanese cultural identity vis-à-vis the West, key factors in Japan's economic life and problems in Japanese-American relations. Fulfills general education requirements in history and cross-cultural studies. [ 3 credits ]