Week 8 Virtual Tutorial

This image is called "Meiji Restoration". Can you explain why?

This week, because of the Anzac Day Holiday, we are having a virtual tutorial rather than meeting face to face. The topic is The Rise of Japan and you have already had the lecture on this by Adam Clulow in Week 7. The readings for this week are on pp.107-115 of the unit reader and are very accessible. You might also like to check out two youtube clips located on the right under Useful (and interesting) links:

First Sino-Japanese War
Meiji Restoration





The question that you should respond to by comment is:

"What role did war, and preparations for war, play in the cementing of Japanese national identity in the Meiji period (1868-1912)?"

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As a way of sharing our collected wisdom and kicking off your revision programme please answer each of the 4 questions below with a simple paragraph. Once you have done that you might like to respond to the work of others with queries or comments. The tab above entitled "Exam Questions" has a full copy of all questions as well as the assessment criteria.

The Week 8 Tutorial Question will be launched 21 April and will also require a response, though this can be brief and to the point. I'm hoping we can emulate some of the enthusiasm for discussion which has characterised the live tutorials.

Question 1

In what ways did nationalism change its character and meaning from the French Revolution to 1900?

Question 2

In what ways did thinking about war change in the course of the 19th century?

Question 3

What did being a "citizen" mean in nineteenth-century nations? Did it change over time?

Question 4

n what ways did war shape the nation-state, as it developed in the nineteenth century? You should draw on at least 3 of the case studies examined in the unit.