Social Economic History
| Numbering Code | U-AGR04 2D205 LJ82 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 2nd year students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Fri.2 | |
| Instructor name | ITOU ATSUSHI (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This course is on the developments and transformations in agriculture and rural villages in post-Meiji era modern Japan. It aims to provide an understanding of modern Japan and Japanese agriculture as products of a long history. The main features of the course are as follows: (1) While focusing on the history of agriculture and rural villages, we will actively introduce the new research trends of recent years, such as those in the history of empire, food habits, and the environment. (2) This course describes modern Japan considering the neighboring areas such as Okinawa and Hokkaido, the Japanese imperial territories such as Korea, Taiwan, and Manchuria, as well as East Asia including China. (3) It actively exemplifies historical materials such as policy documents and local documents related to the history of agriculture and rural villages in modern Japan. |
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| Course Goals |
(1) To gain basic knowledge about modern Japanese agriculture and its history. (2) To understand the history of Japanese agriculture not just from the framework of a national history but from a global perspective, and to be able to consider it in a constructive manner. In addition, to understand the problems with research in agricultural history. (3) To understand the importance of considering agricultural, food, and environmental issues in Japan and around the world from a historical perspective. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
The course plan is as follows. It will be explained in detail in the first lecture. Day 1: Course outline: Why we should study the history of modern Japanese agriculture Day 2: Creating modern land ownership: Land tax reform and the classification of public and private sectors Day 3: Introduction and organizational development of modern agriculture Day 4: Agricultural methods in the Meiji era and "the saber agricultural policy" Day 5: Agriculture in imperial Japan: Ushering in the modern era Day 6: Rice riots and colonial agricultural development Day 7: Taisho democracy in rural areas Day 8: Showa depression and the economic rehabilitation movement Day 9: Agriculture, rural villages, and farmers under the wartime regime Day 10: Era of land reforms in East Asia Day 11: Post-war Japanese agricultural administration: Occupation and reforms Day 12: "Second and Third Son Problem" and the era of agricultural development: The 1950s Day 13: End of the "Ishiguro Agricultural Administration" and the era of the Agricultural Basic Law: The 1960s Day 14: Discussion: Based on the contents of the reaction papers. Day 15: Report examination / Student ability evaluation Feedback: Will be conducted via email. |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Evaluation based on reaction paper (50 marks) and report (50 marks). The evaluation criteria and policies are in accordance with the "Evaluation Criteria and Policies" described in the Student Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture for the relevant year. |
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| Course Requirements | Nothing in particular | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | References will be shared for each of the lecture topics, so thoroughly read the relevant literature on topics you are interested in. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Will not be used | ||
| References, etc. | Will be introduced during class, 暉峻衆三編『日本の農業150年 1850-2000年』(有斐閣、2003年) | |||
