Pre-Modern Japan ((3))

Catalog description

This course examines the origins of Japanese civilization and surveys the classical, medieval, and early modern periods. From the emergence of a court-centered state through the rise of a warrior-dominated society, Japan's pre-modern history is explored through a focus on political, social, cultural, and intellectual developments. Early interactions with Asia and the West will be considered as a means of questioning the "opening" of Japan in the mid-nineteenth century. (Asia/Identities/pre-1700)