This seminar seeks to understand the literature of the Ming in terms of historical institutions and problems. Simultaneously, literature will be used to check the validity of historians' assumptions about class, sex, and intellectual accomplishment as determinants of life style. The fall of the Ming will be treated as an international event, with emphasis on foreign invasions--Hideyoshi of Korea, the Dutch and Portuguese of East Asia--in paving the way for Manchu conquest.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA AL&L
Prerequisites: None
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