Empire & Imperialism in East Asia

(4 Credits)

Examines Japanese colonialism in Hokkaido, Okinawa, Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, and beyond from the 1870s to the end of World War II, and then again through its informal re-emergence in partnership with the US during the Cold War era to the present day. It uses history, literature, and film to learn about assimilation, the "comfort woman" issue, Marxism in East Asia, US militarism, the emergence of Asian "economic miracles," and nuclear power.