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<TITLE>JAPAN IN TRANSITION 1850-1990</TITLE>
<POINTS>16.7 2nd and 3rd years
<COORDINATOR>Dr V Mackie.
<PREREQUISITES>Normally, 25 points of first year History.
<SEMESTER>Second semester
<CONTACT>A 2-hour lecture/workshop and a 1-hour tutorial each week.
<OBJECTIVES>On completion of this subject students should be able to: demonstrate a general knowledge of the culture, society and political history of Japan between 1850 and 1990; be familiar with the processes of industrialisation and the creation of new political institutions after the Meiji restoration of 1868; be familiar with particular responses to these processes, from workers organisations, political parties, and feminist groups; be familiar with the major political changes instituted after 1945, and responses to these changes; demonstrate a familiarity with a range of English-language scholarship on modern Japanese history and the concepts and terminology applied.
<CONTENT>Modern Japan from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the surrender and occupation of 1945 to 1952, and how this shaped post-war Japan.
<ASSESSMENT>Tutorial paper (20%), document review exercise (30%), research essay (50%), totalling not more than 5,000 words.
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<SEMESTER>Second semester.
<CONTACT>A 2-hour lecture/workshop and a 1-hour tutorial each week.
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