The Pacific War: World War II in the Asia-Pacific - HIST2500

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Session Offered: See Class Timetable
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 

Description


A trans-national study of one of the most significant events in the history of the Asia-Pacific region in the twentieth century. Deals with military, social, political and economic themes relating to the war. Topics include: origins and causes; military culture; macro and micro war strategy, the prosecution of the war; civilian life and the homefront; gender, race, labour and sex; propaganda and popular culture; legacies and representations.