HIST 446 - Japan since 1600

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Even

This course examines the trajectory of Japan’s historical development from the 17th century to the present. It covers the society and culture of early modern Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate systems (1600-1868) and the rise of the only non-Western imperial power of the modern era. Further, it explores Japanese experiences during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II as well as postwar Japanese society and its relations with both the United States and neighboring Asian countries.