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| TRH5940 | History of Modern Far Eastern Asia | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Edip ÖNCÜ | | Co-Lecturer | Asst. Prof. Emre Çelik | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objective of this course is to understand the historical developments in modern Far East centering on Japan and to shed light on the formation and reconstruction of the Chinese, Japanese and Korean states/nations by evaluating the historical events and concepts in order to comprehend how these states became the economic giants of today. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define the term `Far East? from the geographical, cultural and political aspects.. | | | | PO - 2 : | understand the main outline of the modern Chinese and Korean history. | | | | PO - 3 : | evaluate Japan?s current status and position in the world by learning the formative and development periods of the modern Japanese nation and state. | | | | PO - 4 : | comprehend the significance of the Far Eastern Asian states for today?s Turkiye. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course is about the modern Chinese, Japanese and Korean histories with a special emphasis on the modern Japanese history after the Meiji Restoration. The study of the Chinese (post 1911 revolution) and Korean (post Japanese occupation in 1910) histories is limited to political aspects while the modern Japanese history is examined in political, social, cultural and economic themes. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The definition of the term `Far East?. The nature of the course. Introduction to the sources. | | | Week 2 | Japan during the second half of the 19th Century: The Meiji Restoration | | | Week 3 | The Great Powers in the Far East and Imperialism | | | Week 4 | China and Korea at the beginning of the 20th Century | | | Week 5 | The Great War and the Collapse of the Empires | | | Week 6 | Japan during the Taisho Era | | | Week 7 | The first decade of the Showa Era | | | Week 8 | China and Japan before the Second World War. | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | The Second World War and the Chinese Civil War | | | Week 11 | Korean and Vietnam Wars | | | Week 12 | The Japanese Miracle and the import substitution development model | | | Week 13 | Ping-pong diplomacy and China?s integration into the international system | | | Week 14 | Japan during the 1980s and the Japanese bubble economy | | | Week 15 | China, Japan and Korea at the end of the Cold War | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Hane, Mikiso. Kısa Japonya Tarihi. Çev. Şükrü Alpagut. 2021. İstanbul. | | | 2 | Holcombe, Charles. Doğu Asya Tarihi: Çin, Japonya, Kore. Çev. Murtaza Özeren. 2019. İstanbul. | | | 3 | Clements, Jonathan. Kısa Japonya Tarihi. Çev. A. Can Ay. 2023. İstanbul. | | | 4 | Jaivin, Linda. Kısa Çin Tarihi. Çev. Gaye Yavuzcan. 2023. İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Esenbel, Selçuk. Japon Modernleşmesi ve Osmanlı. 2021. İstanbul. | | | 2 | Huffman, James L. Japonya Tarihi. 2020. İstanbul. | | | 3 | Kerr, Gordon. Kısa Çin Tarihi. Çev. Şükrü Alpagut. 2023. İstanbul. | | | 4 | Seth, Michael J. Kısa Kore Tarihi. Çev. Ali Nalbant. 2023. İstanbul | | | 5 | Gordon, Andrew. A Modern History of Japan. 2003. Oxford. | | | 6 | Salmon, Andrew. Kore Nasıl Kore Oldu? Çev. Cansen Mavituna. 2020. İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 15-21 Nisan 2024 | 1,5 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 3-14 Haziran 2024 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Arasınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Diğer 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Total work load | | | 60 |
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