HISTORY OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 1949 TO THE PRESENT

ASIAN/HISTORY 341

The disintegration of traditional Chinese society under the impact of Western imperialism, the rise of modern Chinese nationalism, and the emergence of modern revolutionary movements and ideologies.

HISTORY 336

Utilizes an historical approach to explore the economic and business history of pre-modern and modern China. Topics addressed include: how people thought about property, labor, and value, money and the banking and financial systems, development of domestic and international markets and trade, major industries, the search for resources, agricultural economy, the connection of law and economy, organizations that affected the economy, systemic changes during the Republic and People's Republic, China's participation in international economic institutions, and more.

ASIAN/HISTORY 103

Survey of major developments in Chinese history from 1500 B.C. to the founding of the Communist state in 1949. Emphasis on patterns and themes; equal time devoted to the classical and traditional period and the modern era.

ASIAN/HISTORY 337

The culture of the literati in the T'ang; major trends of Neo-Confucianism during the Sung and Ming; the Confucian response to the West in the nineteenth century; the emergence of the modern Chinese intelligentsia and iconoclasm in the early May Fourth period.

HISTORY 854

Chinese history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with emphasis on intellectual history and the history of Chinese Communism.