The history and culture behind China's emergence as a modern power. Topics include: heritage of the Ming and Qing dynasties; Western maritime trade and naval power; Christian missionaries and Western educators; peasant rebellion and overthrow of imperial rule; Chinese nationalism, the Marxist-Maoist order; China as contender for superpower status. (Gen.Ed. HS)
China: 1600 to Present
Campus:
Amherst
Format:
Online
Level:
Undergraduate
Subject:
History
Number:
HISTORY 115
Semester:
Summer 2019
Registration Status:
Closed
Registration:
Monday, March 11, 2019 to Friday, July 12, 2019