ISSUES IN EAST ASIAN HISTORY*

国際教養学部

AHST4730

コース情報

担当教員: BYTHEWAY Simon

単位数: 4

年度: 2024

学期: 秋学期

曜限: 月5, 木5

形式: 対面授業

レベル: 400

アクティブラーニング: なし

他学部履修: 可

評価方法

出席状況

10%

授業参加

10%

リアクションペーパー

30%

レポート

40%

授業内期末試験

授業期間中

10%

その他

Attendance & participation: 20% Presentations: 30% Assignments: 40% Final Exam: 10%

詳細情報

概要

incidents, colonialism, imperialism, de-colonization, assassination, coup de état, colonial wars, military adventurism, subjecthood, citizenship, nationalism, and government.

目標

--To provide students with a broad exposure to issues in the social, cultural, political, and economic history of Japanese imperialism in East Asia --To provide students with an opportunity to read and discuss an array of English-language primary source materials --To foster the development of student’s critical thinking skills to evaluate and use historical source materials --To strengthen the student’s ability to produce academic reports and essays

授業外の学習

Read assigned readings as announced weekly in classes, before coming to each class (80 minutes). Prepare class presentations, reports, essays, discussion questions, and take notes on lectures and readings *to enable class participation and academic discussions* (120). Additionally, students will need to study for the final in-class exam.

所要時間: 200 minutes or more

スケジュール

Introduction to the course (A detailed schedule of readings, assignments, film screenings, and lecture topics will be provided to students at the first meeting)
The Meiji Restoration: Feudal Legacies and the Threat of the West. What is the Japanese Conundrum? What Must be Done (and by Whom)? How?
Creating a Modern Japan for Whom: Who are the real Japanese? Caste, Class, Regionalism, Marginality, and Naichi versus Gaichi in New Identities
Japan’s “First Colonies”?: Proto-imperialism from Ryukyu & Ezo to Hokkaido & Okinawa (Where Does Japan Begin & Where Does it End? Where is it Now?)
The Meiji Regime, Militarism and Civil Conflict: the Boshin & Seinan Wars, the Emperor’s Army of Conscripts versus the Bakufu’s Hereditary Warriors
Japan’s Gateways to the East: Treaty Ports, “Live Machines”, Becoming the Great Power of Asia, Commercial and Technical Cooperation with the West
The Sino-Japanese War and Taiwan Discuss Boxer Rebellion
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance and Korea Discuss Eulmi Incident
The Russo-Japanese War and Karafuto Discuss Tapani (Xilai Temple) Incident
The Great War, China, Shandong, and Nanyo Discuss Manse (March 1) Incident
Inter-war Japan: De-globalization versus Democracy Discuss Gando Massacre
Japan’s “Government by Assassination” Discuss Assassination of Hara Kei, Toranomon Incident
Anti-Japanese Incidents in China Discuss Hankou (Second) Incident, Jinan Incident
Japan’s Inter-war Coups Discuss March 15 Incident, April 16 Incident
Japan’s Upcoming War? Discuss Assassination of Chang Tso-lin, Nakamura Incident
Japan, Taiwan, and the World Discuss Musha (Wushe) Incident, Assassination of Hamaguchi Osachi, March Incident
The Invasion of Manchuria Discuss Liutiaohu Incident, Manchurian Incident
Inter-war Instabilities Discuss October Incident, Sakuradamon (Lee) Incident
Not Only Manchuria Discuss Shanghai (January 28) Incident, Fujian Incident
Intra-army (IJA) Politics Discuss Blood League Incident, May 15 Incident
Japan’s Internal Wars Discuss Takigawa Incident, Shinpetai Incident
Inter-army (IJA) Violence Discuss November Incident, Aizawa Incident
The Inter-army Insurrection Peaks (IJA & IJN) Discuss February 26 Incident
Anti-Japanese Cooperation in China Discuss Liangguang Incident, Xi’an Incident
The Second Sino-Japanese War Discuss Marco Polo Bridge Incident China Incident
Remembering Imperialism and Empire in China Discuss Battle of Shanghai, Rape of Nanking
Japan’s “Northern War” Discuss Changkufeng Incident, Nomonhon, Sorge Incident
IMTFE & War Crimes & the Legacies of Japanese Colonialism/Imperialism/Decolonization Conclusion, Comments, Review, and Student Feedback

教科書

Details on readings will be provided at the first meeting. Much of the course readings will be available on Moodle, through JSTOR and Project MUSE databases, or as photocopied handouts in class.

参考書

Any work, in any language, which provides students with a broad exposure to issues in the social, cultural, political, and economic history of Japanese imperialism in East Asia.

『和魂外資:外資系の投資と企業史および特殊会社の発達史,1859-2018』

著者: サイモン J バイスウェイ

出版社: (刀水書房,2019)
Central Banks and Gold: How Tokyo, London, and New York Shaped the Modern World

著者: Simon Bytheway and Mark Metzler

出版社: (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2016)
Investing Japan: Foreign Capital, Monetary Standards, and Economic Development, 1859-2011,

著者: Simon Bytheway

出版社: (Harvard University Asia Center, 2014)