HIST 868 - Problems in Modern Chinese History

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Trinity College

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Description:

This seminar course explores some of the key problems, or questions, about the formation and development of Modern China, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty through the middle of the twentieth century. For example, we will examine the nature of Manchu government and autocracy, the means of peasant mobilization in the nineteenth and twentieth century, and the influence of western thought on Chinese intellectuals. This course combines aspects of historiography with a focus on contentious areas of debate in the field of Modern Chinese history. The course is appropriate for advanced undergraduates with a background in Modern Chinese history (History 242 or equivalent) and graduate students, with or without a background. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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