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HIST 373 / EAS 379 Modern China

Fall 2018

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Syllabus

Essay Topics

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Essay 1 – Spence, Emperor of China

Essay 2 – Shen Fu, Six Records

Essay 3 – Spence, God's Chinese Son

Essay 4 – Jung Chang, Wild Swans

Essay 5 – How China became Great Again


    

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Advice on Thesis Statements

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Six Characteristics of a Good Thesis Statement

Strong Versus Weak Thesis Statements

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Where to find good scholarly articles?

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Historical Abstracts

Dissertations and Theses

Other good links

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How to cite sources?

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How to Cite Sources 1 – Western Sources

How to Cite Sources 2 – Chinese Sources

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Lecture Outlines

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Lecture 1 Background about China

Lecture 2 The Middle Country

Lecture 3 The Ming Dynasty

Lecture 4 The Fall of the Ming

Lecture 5 The Qing

Lecture 6 The Anguish of Dynastic Transition

Lecture 7 The High Qing: Yongzheng

Lecture 8 The High Qing: Qianlong

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Lecture 9 The Macartney Mission

Lecture 10 The Opium War

               Lecture 11 A Time of Troubles Begins

Lecture 12 Modernization and War

Lecture 13 War and Reform

Lecture Outlines

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Lecture 1 Background about China

Lecture 2 The Middle Country

Lecture 3 The Ming Dynasty

Lecture 4 The Fall of the Ming

Lecture 5 The Qing

Lecture 6 The Anguish of Dynastic Transition

Lecture 7 The High Qing: Yongzheng

Lecture 8 The High Qing: Qianlong

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Lecture 14 Reform to Revolution, 1894-1911

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Lecture 14.5 Wendy Fu Guest Lecture

Lecture 15 The Revolution and the Republic

Lecture 16 Two Parties Three Sisters

Lecture 17 WWII

Lecture 18 The Great Famine

Lecture 19 The Cultural Revolution

Lecture 20 From Mao to Now

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