Major traditions in Japanese civilization and their historic foundations. These traditions include historical, geographic, linguistic, ideological, societal, religious, political, economic, artistic, and aesthetic developments. Attention will be given to how these traditions have combined to create the Japanese nation as well as contribute to an East Asian identity that differs from that of other major civilizations.
This course may not be repeated for credit.Syllabus

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This course will be offered next in Spring 2013.