JAP114 History of Japan

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ivan Rumánek, PhD. et PhD (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:10–15:45 K33, Thu 15:50–17:25 zruseno C21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP103 Introduction to Japan. Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/120, only registered: 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers a comprehensive introduction to Japanese history, from the prehistory to the modern times. It covers the main topics of general, economic, social and cultural history of Japan. At the end of the course students will be able to
define the periods of Japanese history;
locate leading personalities, historical events and processes in the context of Japanese history;
interpret distinctive features in the periods of Japanese history according to the approach of modern historiography;
formulate the significance of historical phenomena in the context of Japanese history;
evaluate the significance of leading personalities, important historical events and processes in the context of Japanese history.
Syllabus
  • 0. Introduction to the course;
  • 1. prehistory of Japan;
  • 2. Nara period, early Heian period;
  • 3. late Heian, establishement of Kamakura shogunate;
  • 4. Kamakura period;
  • 5. Ashikaga shogunate;
  • 6. Sengoku period, Azuchi – Momoyama period, establishement of Tokugawa shogunate;
  • 7. Edo period;
  • 8. crisis of Tokugawa shogunate, influence of Western powers;
  • 9. Meiji Restoration, creating modern Japan;
  • 10. Japan in 1920’s and 1930‘s;
  • 11. WW II and postwar Japan;
  • 12. modern Japan after 1970.
Literature
  • Mason, R. H. P; Caiger, J. G. Dějiny Japonska. Praha : Fighters Publications, 2007.
  • CRAIG, Albert M. Dějiny Japonska. Edited by Edwin O. Reischauer, Translated by David Labus - Jan Sýkora. Vyd. 2., dopl. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2006, 476 s. ISBN 9788071065135. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, self-study selected readings.
Assessment methods
Final written/oral exam as assigned by the tutor. Students are expected and required to attend seminar classes of this course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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