Modern Chinese history; Contemporary Chinese economy, society, and politics; imperial China; gender and family; agrarian studies; Chinese culture and religions; and comparative studies of development and globalization. He received his Ph. This course surveys the emergence of modern China from the nineteenth century to the present, covering the Qing dynasty, the Republic , and the People's Republic since Beginning with a review of the intellectual, economic, and sociopolitical trends in imperial China, it examines the rise of nationalism and the challenge of modernization in the midst of dynastic decline and foreign threats in the nineteenth century.
Its coverage of the twentieth century emphasizes the struggles between the Nationalists and Communists for the making of a modern state and their experiments of contrasting political schemes. The course further examines recent changes in the post-Mao era, focusing on economic and political reforms as well as China?
This course examines women and gender in China from imperial times to the present. There is no prerequisite for attending this course, but some background in Chinese history is recommended. This course carries the Global Cultures flag. Global Cultures courses are designed to increase your familiarity with cultural groups outside the United States.
You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from assignments covering the practices, beliefs, and histories of at least one non-U. Study of various aspects and periods of Chinese culture and society. Specific offerings are listed in the Course Schedule.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic and are given in the Course Schedule. This course examines Chinese economy, society, and politics during the reform era since the late s in a historical context. This seminar examines the development of the field in the past five decades or so and the changing perspectives on major historical events and issues in the recent Chinese past.
