HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CHINA
Academic year2016/17
CourseHISTORY AND CIVILISATION
Code151QQ
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageEnglish
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CHINA | SPS/14 | LEZIONI | 36 | |
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Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student is asked to provide a written report about a topic discussed in class.
The student must demonstrate his ability to organize the selected topic and put in relation with the main topics discussed during the course
Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- participation in seminar
- preparation of oral/written report
- participation in discussions
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
The course deal with the history of China since the rise of Manchu and the founding of the Qing Dynasty to Cultural Revolution, Reform and the open up of contemporary China.
Particular attention will be paid to the intaerwar period.
Bibliography
Reccomended reading includes the following worhs:
1, A Documentary History of Chinese Communism.
2, A Short History of Chinese People.
3. A History of the Chinese Communist Party 1921-1949.
4. The Communists and the Chinese Peasant Rebellions: A Study in Rewriting of Chinese History.
5. Characteristics of the Historical Development of Chinese History.
6. China’s Imperial Past: An Introduction to Chinese History and Culture.
7, Chinese History in Economic Perspective.
8. Essays on the Source for Chinese History.
9, New Perspectives on the Chinese Communist Revolution.
10, The People’s Republic.
The books will be provided by the teacher. Further bibliography will be indicated.
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