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EAST 402. Age of Samurai

Credits: 3
Offered by: East Asian Studies (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Examination of the history, society, and culture of early modern Japan in the period of rule by the warrior class: the samurai. Examination of the formation and collapse of the samurai-dominated political order of the Tokugawa shogunate, as well as themes like social status, gender and sexuality, religion, and connections to the outside world during the period of Tokugawa rule.
  • Recommended: EAST 212 or HIST 208 or HIST 218
  • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken HIST 443 or EAST 493 when the topic was "Age of Samurai".

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