Lecture
Time:
Rethinking Empire in the Twentieth Century: Lessons from Imperial and Post-Imperial Japan
Date:
3:30 pm –
4:30 pm
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
Room: Ubuntu Room
1505 S St
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: GAUN
Contact:
Kawasaki Reading Room, (402) 472-9427, kawasakireadingroom@gmail.com
Presented by distinguished guest speaker Louise Young. Gain new insight into the economic and cultural shift that took place within Japan post World War II.
Japan built a wartime empire in asia in the 1930s, and after losing that empire in 1945 created a trading imperium under the American cold war umbrella. Join us for this fascinating lecture exploring the economic, social and political forces that have led to the formation of modern japan. A one-time only event! Don’t miss your chance to hear from visiting scholar Louise Young, a member of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Northeast Asian Council (NEAX) Distinguished Speaker Bureau, a Princeton Institute of Advanced Study Scholar and Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Japan built a wartime empire in asia in the 1930s, and after losing that empire in 1945 created a trading imperium under the American cold war umbrella. Join us for this fascinating lecture exploring the economic, social and political forces that have led to the formation of modern japan. A one-time only event! Don’t miss your chance to hear from visiting scholar Louise Young, a member of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Northeast Asian Council (NEAX) Distinguished Speaker Bureau, a Princeton Institute of Advanced Study Scholar and Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.