AMES3478: Modern Japan, Meiji to the Present (1868-2000)
3 CreditsFreshman SeminarHistorical Perspectives
Japan's development as industrial/imperial power after Meiji Restoration of 1868. Political developments in Taisho years. Militarization/mobilization for war in 1930s. Japan's war with China, Pacific War with US. American Occupation. Postwar economic recovery, high growth. Changing political/popular culture of 1980s, '90s.