| Course Title: Topics in History: 'Mao to Now: History of the People's Republic of China' |
| Start Date: 01/21/2020 End Date: 05/05/2020 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course explores the last seventy years of Chinese history since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. It focuses on the course of socialist campaigns from the 1950s to the 1970s, and the evolution and consequences of economic reform since the early 1980s. Class meetings comprise lectures, discussion, and presentations. We will draw upon historical writing, memoirs, news reports, films, and fiction, as well as translations of original documents. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Xiaofei Gao | xgao@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/21/2020 - 05/05/2020 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 11:00AM - 12:15PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 212 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional seats will open to all class years in the second week of pre-registration. |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| EASIA0001 | EASIA: East Asian Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Mao Zedong and China in the twentieth-century world : a concise history Author: Karl, Rebecca Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822347804 Publisher: Duke University Press Books |
Required | 23.00 |
| Title: Spider Eaters: A Memoir Author: Yang, Rae Copyright: 2013 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0520276027 Publisher: University of California Press |
Required | 27.00 |
| Title: China in Ten Words Author: Yu, Hua Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0307739791 Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books |
Optional | 13.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |