Teaching & PhD
Courses
China, Korea and Japan after World War II
The course examines the development of East Asian countries during the Cold War: the victory of the Communist Party in China, the reconstruction and second modernisation of Japan, and the wars in Korea and, if time allows, Vietnam.
Japan and China facing the challenge of modernization
The course provides an introduction to the contemporary history of Japan and China. The success of Japan's modernisation process, followed by the development of militarism, led to a confrontation with China, which was plagued by internal unrest and a regime of unequal treaties.