MLTH 551 - Samurai & Japanese Mlty Tradit

Institution:

The Citadel

Subject:

Description:

A study of the rise of the Samurai warrior tradition during the Heian period, the emergence and endurance of military government in Japan, the Japanese defeat of the Mongols, the feudal Warring States period, Hidoyoshi's invasion of Korea and the start of the First East Asian war, the de-militarization of the Samurai during the Tokugawa period, the infusion of Samurai values during the modernizing Meiji period, the Samurai ethic and the Japanese soldier in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, the militarization of the pre-war Japanese government and the invasion of Manchuria, and the Samurai legacy connection with atrocities and Kamikaze during WWII.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.citadel.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 225-3294

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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