HI 356 - Twentieth-Century China

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

A study of China’s twentieth-century revolutions since the overthrow of the last emperor in 1911. Examines the tortured efforts of the Nationalists and Communists to recreate the country and the culture, even while foreign “barbarians” were pounding on the gates. Studies a century of civil war, social reform movements, and political purges, concluding with Deng Xiaoping’s recent efforts to build a modern China where “to get rich is glorious.” Note: Region: Africa/Asia/Latin America.