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HIST223
History of Traditional China
HIST223 FA
Crosslistings: EAST223, COL 213
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 50 | 0 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This course will trace the evolution of the defining
characteristics of traditional Chinese culture: the family
system, the imperial ideal, Confucianism, the creative
tension between monarch and bureaucracy. The focus will be
on the unique adaptability of the Confucian world view to
various social and ideological challenges from B.C. 500
through the coming of the West in the early 19th century.
Throughout, the emphasis will be upon those aspects of
Chinese civilization that present a significant contrast to
ways of thinking most familiar to students in the class,
that is to say, Western, and, more precisely, American ways
of thought.
MAJOR READINGS
CHINA'S IMPERIAL PAST
Fingarette, THE SECULAR AS SACRED
Wright, BUDDHISM IN CHINESE HISTORY
Van Gulik, CELEBRATED CASES OF JUDGE DEE
Gernet, DAILY LIFE IN CHINA
Ebrey, CHINESE SOCIETY AND CIVILIZATION
Spence, EMPEROR OF CHINA
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three essays, midterm and
final exams.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first
class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE:
Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the
Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Schwarcz, V
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 4, Jr: 3, So: 1, Fr: 2
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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