授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | The Aim of this course is to understand the characteristics of pre-modern economic activities and their constituent principles while comparing them with those of modern times. Students will further learn the logic how the pre-modern society has eroded and turned to the free society oriented by market economy spread in major industrialized countries in the 19th century. Thus, they gain basic analytical skills to understand the formative logic of today's human society.
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | To acquire knowledge about characteristics of pre-modern society and modern society in their essence.
To learn how pre-modern societies have collapsed, mainly in Western Europe, and to interpret the reason.
To understand the essence of "modernization" as well as its problems. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1 Introduction
2 Basic understanding of pre-modern and modern times in economic history
3 Basic forms of economic activities in medieval society (Medieval community)
4 Significance of medieval European commerce and industry activities, and their transition
5 The logic of the collapse of pre-modern society in the case of Western Europe / Progress of proto-industrialization and its significance
6 Economic historical essence of the "early modern period"
7 Significance of commerce and industry activities under "mercantilism" in relation to the shift in hegemony of the nation states
8 Significance of civil revolution / civil reform
9 Industrial Revolution (Its significance and change in economic society)
10 19th century British business system under economic liberalism
11 19th century industrialization in the world and economic subordination of “peripheral” area
12 Problems of modern (19th century) economic society
13 Significance and actual existence of community function in modern society
14 Rethinking of the Welfare State and Fascism
15 Concluding discussion |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | It is desirable to have some background knowledge at the level of high school "world history."
Students who have already completed G30's Introductory Economic History II are also welcomed.
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Criterion for evaluation is students' capability to develop the arguments in the class and to apply them to their own thinking that will fulfill the Course Objectives above. It will be determined from:
Final Examination: 50% Active Participation to the discussion: 20% Essay: 30%.
The course withdrawal system does not apply. If the student does not take the final exam or submit the essay, his / her grade will be "absent". |
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教科書・参考書
Textbook/Reference Book | | | No text is specified. Own teaching materials are used, which will be uploaded to TACT in advance in the form of PPT. A reference book: Cameron, Rondo / Neal, Larry, A Concise Economic History of the World --- From Paleolithic Times to the Present, 5th ed., Oxford Univ. Press, 2016. |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Students are required to look at the teaching materials presented to TACT in advance each time and to obtain prior knowledge of corresponding part using the reference book or similar references. |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | | In principle, face-to-face only. |
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遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | |
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質問への対応方法
Office hour | | Questions will be accepted after class or during office hours.
Questions by e-mail will be accepted and answered as appropriate, but depending on the content, answers may be given during the next class. |
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