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2012-2013 Academic Catalogue 
    
2012-2013 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HI 357 - Late Imperial China


Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

Major events and trends in Chinese history during the last two great dynasties, the Ming (1368-1644) and the Qing (1644-1911), including historians’ evolving interpretations of the periods. Topics include the role of the emperor, the world of the peasantry, the dynastic cycle, The Opium War, the problem of imperialism, the great Taiping Rebellion, The Boxer Uprising, and the 1911 Revolution. Note: Region: Africa/Asia/Latin America. Methodologically intensive. Prerequisite(s): HI 104 .