CAPS 1622

CAPS 1622

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo. Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power that would transform both Japan and the world. This survey of Japanese history explores the rise and fall of Japan as a modern imperial power; its foreign relations; its economic and scientific development from feudalism to futuristic technologies; and Japan's many modern revolutions, from the rule of the samurai to Westernization and democracy, from democratic collapse to fascism and World War II, and from Japan's postwar rebirth to the present. We will examine not only big events but also everyday life, including gender and sexuality, family and schools, and art and popular culture.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, HA-AG), (GLC-AS, HST-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2022SP, 2021FA, 2020SP

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2222GOVT 1623HIST 1622

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7482 CAPS 1622   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7483 CAPS 1622   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7484 CAPS 1622   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7485 CAPS 1622   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7486 CAPS 1622   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7487 CAPS 1622   DIS 205

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7488 CAPS 1622   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7489 CAPS 1622   DIS 207

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7490 CAPS 1622   DIS 209

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person