HISTORY @ UVIC
Currently venturing into a new study area up at the University of Victoria; History!
Current:
HIST 130 cont…
HIST 256 Japan in the 20th Century
Examines Japan’s political evolution in the 20th century including the emergence of liberal democratic trends, the triumph of militarism and corporatism in the 1930s, the 15 years war, the Occupation of Japan, and Japan’s postwar development including aspects of both social and economic history.
HIST 254 Introduction to Chinese History Since 1840
A survey of Chinese history with an emphasis on China’s relations to the West from 1840 to 2000. Topics include China’s responses to Western challenges and early modernization, its Republican, Nationalist, and Communist revolutions, and its recent reforms and rise as a global power.
HIST 130
History of Canada. A survey of Canadian development from the beginning of the French regime to the present.
HIST 255
The Origins of Modern Japan. Examines Japan’s transition from bureaucratic feudalism to capitalism in the 19th century. It will include a survey of ancient and medieval society as background and then delve into the transition to capitalism, the civil wars of the 1850s, the arrival of colonial powers, the popular rights movement, and the development of the modern state.
HIST 253
Introduction to Chinese Civilization Before 1840. An introduction to the political, intellectual and socio-economic history of Chinese civilization from its beginning until its full-scale contacts with Western culture around 1840. Topics include Chinese philosophies and religions, imperial institutions and traditions, elite and popular classes, as well as art, science and technology.
