Theme: Analysis of Revolution In Japan

Prompt: It has been an argument of this class that the histories of China, Japan, and Korea have

been permeated with the struggle to make changes (or resist such changes) of a revolutionary

character. Write a short essay analyzing how the revolution has been understood by specific

authors in at least three sources from at least two of the three time periods we have examined.

How might the authors define “revolution”? What problems are revolutionary changes expected

to address? What elements of society or the individual are targeted for revolutionary change?

What visions of a future do the authors entertain should their revolutionary (or

counter-revolutionary) goals be achieved?