Anthropology of Japan: History, Culture, and Expansion - Prof. Dorothy Davis, Study notes of Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Download Anthropology of Japan: History, Culture, and Expansion - Prof. Dorothy Davis and more Study notes Introduction to Cultural Anthropology in PDF only on Docsity! Anthropology: JAPAN What do you already know about Japan? Sushi-gobalization Food product became very popular quickly Hello Kitty-Japanese import Wii-Japanese import Ramen Noodle-Made in US after WWII bombing of Japans agriculture to feed them Anime/Manga-best selling publication since 17th century EX. JPOP  Godzilla-most popular since WWII  Pokemon  Power Rangers  Speed Racer Kamikaze-gave my life to emperor to bomb US ships during WWII What you know from class? Japanese world map-ethnocentric Article of Sushi 1st world country-US, Canada, W. Europe, Australia, N. Zealand Ainu-native people of Japan Expansion-WWI WWII in to the pacific Imperialism European Influence in Asia- Imperialism: Empire Building-through state expansion in both commerce and territory Trade-motivating factor Malaysia *Pepper-sailing around the world Dutch soon followed Dutch East Indian CO. English East Indian Co. 1600 India by 1765 the co. runs most of India more follow For 3 centuries the Great European Maritime powers competed with one another in Asian waters Superior naval powers Spices  Pepper  Cloves  Nutmeg  Cinnamon Gold Luxury Items  Porcelain  Silk  Tea  Cotton Opium Settled 30Kya-Jomon Foragers Fishing-semisedentary Pottery-1st 1000BC Korea rice-farming 300-250BC Wa Empress and bureaucratic brothers earliest outside accounts 710AD State society Trade with China and Korea Religions-Confucianism Buddhism Shinto-Japanese religion emphasis on family 1192-1857 War lords shoguns shoqunate emperor=puppet//European Fuedal society Isolation-2 attempts to invade 1274 and 1280 china 4 ranks  Samurai  Farmers  Craftsmens  Merchant o ETA-not on rank-Burkumin