Modern Japan and the Pacific
近代日本と太平洋

Syllabus

開講時期		Lecture dates
平成18年度		2006
第2セメスター　木曜３限		Second Semester Thursday 3rd Period
講義形態		Lecture form
英語による講義		Lecture in English
担当教員		Lecturers
藤川隆男		T. Fujikawa,
R・エルドリッヂ		R. Eldridge,
小林茂		S. Kobayashi

Introduction

This site is intended to introduce the students, who want to take this class, to the major themes and organization of the lecture.

The Purpose of this class

The primary purpose of the course is to introduce the students to the history of Modern Japan’s relations with its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific and to the international relations surrounding Modern Japan especially in terms of migration. This course not only deals with Japan’s relationship with the United States and Australia, but also with other countries. This will enable students to understand Japanese history in global context. A secondary purpose is to familiarize the students whose native language is not English with the subject matter in English. Those who are not native speakers of English are welcome to attend the class in order to improve their English.

Assessment

Approximately, the results will be assessed by attendance 50%, active participation 25%, and essays 25%. You will be required to write three essays during the course. We encourage students to attend every lecture and want to hear your opinion on the subjects of the course. We therefore regard your attendance as especially important and assess it accordingly.

Summary

• Class 1 Introduction.
• Class 2 Migration and the world
• Class 3 Controlling the migration 1
• Class 4 Controlling the migration 2
• Class 5 Restricting non-white migration
• Class 6 Arguments for and against White Australia
• Class 7 Japanese reaction against White Australia
• Class 8 Modern Japan and Asia: From Isolation to Regional Power, 1853-1905
• Class 9 Modern Japan and Asia: From Regional Power to Defeat, 1905-1945
• Class 10 Modern Japan and Asia: The Postwar (1), 1945-1952
• Class 11 Modern Japan and Asia: The Postwar (2), 1952-1990
• Class 12 Modern Japan and Asia: The Postwar (3), 1990-2005
• Class 13 Island epidemics
• Class 14 Japanese mapping of Asia- Pacific areas

Organization Policy

There may be minor changes of the schedule because of unavoidable incidents and the organization of class will be modified according to the number of students enrolled in this class.