HIST 310 - China Discovers The West:Silk,Jesuits,Tea,Opium,And Milk

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Lewis & Clark College

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Glosser Content: The nature and extent of China's contact with other countries, including the silk roads to Middle Asia in the first millennium B.C.E., Jesuits and the influx of Spanish-American silver in the 16th century, British tea and opium trade, and Chinese intellectual experiments with social Darwinism, anarchism, communism, and the nuclear family ideal. Primary sources showing foreign and Chinese perceptions of the content and significance of these exchanges. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lclark.edu/

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(503) 768-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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