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Class number:
2790
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Title: Japan's Premodern World |
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Department: History |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 35 |
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Current enrollment: 35 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, SH - N217 |
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Instructor(s): Said Monteiro, Daniel |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
In this course, we embark on a journey through human history in the Japanese archipelago from its Paleolithic beginnings to the late 1800s. Starting with the earliest archeological records of diverse cultures, we move through the classical and medieval worlds of courts and monasteries, see the rise of a ruling warrior class, and continue up to the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate at the end of the 19th century. We approach Japan from a transnational perspective in close connection, and sometimes in confrontation, with the Eurasian continent. You will learn about Japan's position in the broader context of East Asia and be able to identify global trends that shaped the country until the eve of its tumultuous plunge into modernity. |