History 217 - Modern China,1842-Present

Institution:

Hiram College

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Description:

The course begins with China's humiliating defeat in the Opium War, and, through missionaries, millenarianism, and modernization, opens the 19th century to inquiry. After examination of China's last Empress, and the chaotic revolution, China's searing experience with Japanese aggression in World War II will be analyzed. The Korean War, Cultural Revolution, and the rise of reform under Deng bring us to the present, where China's staggering economic growth and cultural power present challenges and opportunities for the United States. Gender, modernity, and the tension between stability and human rights form core themes in this course.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

WWW.HIRAM.EDU

Phone Number:

(330) 569-3211

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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