HI 6560 - Topics in Chinese Civilization

Credits: 3

Description This course emphasizes the change and the continuity of the world’s oldest civilization, China, focusing on the richness of its long historical record, the enduring value of its cultural achievements and the contemporary importance of the world’s most populated land. Although the standard dynastic framework is used to provide the basic historical chronology, students are expected to develop critical perspectives on important issues, such as education, governance, and modernization based on primary source readings and readings of various historiographies.