担当者 | ミシュラン フランク教員紹介 | |
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単位・開講先 | 選択 2単位 [自己啓発支援科目] | |
科目ナンバリング | JPH-101 |
The broad topic of this class will be "A History of Japan: Japan and the World". During this semester, we will talk about the history of Japan from Antiquity till 1905. This class will be intended for students who have no prior knowledge of Japanese history. We will try to help the foreign students to understand the historical background of today's Japanese society.
Every week, after having read together a passage of a book, we will talk about the main historical facts of the weekly topic. A presentation about one of the topics addressed in class will be asked to the students.
The students will be advised to follow this class during the second semester as well. The second semester's class will be about the history of Japan during the twentieth century.
①Grasping the flow of Japanese history through the basic knowledge of the main historical facts.
②Understanding Japanese history as a dynamic process through the study of the relations between Japan and the world.
③Being able to understand the influence of the past on today's Japanese society.
Participation 30%, presentation 40%, final paper: 30%
種別 | 書名 | 著者・編者 | 発行所 |
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教科書 | Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, 1999. | Jared M. | W. W. Norton & Company |
教科書 | A Concise History of Japan, 2015 | Brett L. Walker | Cambridge University Press |
教科書 | A History of Japan, 1997. | R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger | Tuttle Publishing |
教科書 | The Making of Modern Japan, 2002. | Marius B. Jansen | Belknap Press |
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The passage used the class will have to be read by the students before attending the class. The students will also have to know the basic dates and facts concerning the weekly topic by reading one of the books prescribed, or any other valuable support. Studying in the library will be strongly recommended.
The past being linked to the present, it is necessary for the students to be aware of the main news in Japan, Asia, and the world. Then, reading the newspaper of any other valuable information media will be recommended. The students are encouraged to take "Japanese History II" during the fall semester.
回 | 授業内容 |
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第1回 | Presentation of the class, introduction to the class |
第2回 | About civilization and history |
第3回 | The question of the origins |
第4回 | The birth of Yamato |
第5回 | The organization of a unified state |
第6回 | The civilization of Heian |
第7回 | The dawn of the warriors |
第8回 | Civil war and cultural dynamism in medieval Japan Short test |
第9回 | The long road to the unification |
第10回 | The civilization of Osaka and Edo |
第11回 | The crisis of the Tokugawa regime and the black ships |
第12回 | The Meiji regime |
第13回 | Modernization and westernization |
第14回 | Liberalism or authoritarianism? |
第15回 | The birth of a regional power, Final test |