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Modern China
HIST224 SP

Crosslistings: EAST224,COL214

Beginning with the collapse of the Ming dynasty and the last flourishing of imperial China under the Qing, this course explores the various social, economic and political forces confronting China in the 19th and 20th centuries. Compelled toward change, China over the past two centuries presents a truly epic story, featuring both grand (and utopian) visions and unimaginable hardships. One of the themes of this course will be to examine what the Chinese themselves have had to say: how they have struggled to come to terms with their own cultural history and to redefine what it means to be China (and Chinese) in the modern world.

MAJOR READINGS

Text: Jonathan D. Spence, THE SEARCH FOR MODERN CHINA Others to be announced, including translations and articles in photocopy.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Occasional quizzes, midterm final, two or three short papers (limited options available).

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: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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