United States history 53 - Revolutionary China

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CUNY Brooklyn College

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3 hours; 3 credits Origins, development, and present state of the Chinese revolution. Social and ideological patterns in the breakdown of the Confucian order. The Revolution of 1911. Urban nationalism and the warlords. Rise of the Guomindang and the Communist Party. The Japanese invasion, Maoist ideology, and the Communist conquest. The People's Republic since 1949. Political, social, economic and ecological crises in the struggle to modernize. China's global impact. (Not open to students who have completed History 53.2 or History 53.10.)

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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