Class Roster - Fall 2021 - Subject - China & Asia Pacific Studies

CAPS 1622

The World of Modern Japan

In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo. Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2222, GOVT 1623, HIST 1622
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18988 CAPS 1622 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 7:30pm - 8:45pm Mcgraw Hall 165
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Roebuck, K

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Discourse By Three Drunkards On Government Author Chomin	Chomin	9780834801929 Random House, Inc.	$14.25 - $18.95
Required	Stranger in the Shogun's City: A Japanese Woman and Her World Author Stanley	Stanley	9781501188534 Scribner	$13.50 - $18.00
Optional	Exodus To North Korea: Shadows From Japan's Cold War Author Morris-suzuki	Morris-suzuki	9780742554429 Rowman & Littlefield, Inc	$36.00 - $48.00
Optional	Patriots and Redeemers in Japan : Motives in the Meiji Restoration Author Wilson	Wilson	9780226900926 University Of Chicago Press	$25.50 - $34.00

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18989 CAPS 1622 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:25pm - 1:15pm Morrill Hall 110
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18990 CAPS 1622 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:25pm - 1:15pm McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18991 CAPS 1622 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:25pm - 1:15pm White Hall B06
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18992 CAPS 1622 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B04
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18993 CAPS 1622 DIS 205
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B04
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18994 CAPS 1622 DIS 206
Meeting Pattern
- T 1:30pm - 2:20pm McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18995 CAPS 1622 DIS 207
Meeting Pattern
- R 1:30pm - 2:20pm McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18996 CAPS 1622 DIS 208
Meeting Pattern
- T 3:45pm - 4:35pm McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

18997 CAPS 1622 DIS 209
Meeting Pattern
- R 3:45pm - 4:35pm Morrill Hall 110
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 1920

Modern China

This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1600 to present. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods into which modern Chinese history is conventionally divided: the Imperial ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 1192, HIST 1920
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7910 CAPS 1920 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Du, Y
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 2132

Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

China was and still is regarded in the Western world as a country without the rule of law. In this course, students examine recent scholarship that challenges this simplified understanding of the role ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2280, HIST 2132
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17507 CAPS 2132 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:25am - 12:40pm White Hall B06
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Du, Y
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 3000

Seminar on American Relations with China

A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

4789 CAPS 3000 SEM 180
Meeting Pattern
- R 4:30pm - 6:30pm Washington, DC
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Watson, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

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CAPS 3352

Getting Rich in Modern China

People outside China often talk about "China's rise", the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, though, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3352
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16692 CAPS 3352 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:25am - 12:40pm Malott Hall 203
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Admussen, N

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Dream Of Ding Village Author Lianke	Lianke	9780802145727 Grove/ Ingram	$12.00 - $16.00
Required	Iron Moon Author Goodman	Goodman	9781945680038 White Pine Press/Ingram	$12.00 - $16.00
Required	Rickshaw Boy Author Lao	Lao	9780061436925 Harpercollins Publishers	$12.00 - $15.99

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CAPS 3967

What is China?

China is often thought of as being isolated from the outside world. It is imagined as existing in historic seclusion, and, following the establishment of the People's Republic, as pursuing a path of autarky. ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3395, GOVT 3967
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17419 CAPS 3967 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 9:40am - 10:55am White Hall 106
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Carlson, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 4001

China in Transition

This seminar, using faculty-directed research projects, is intended to survey China's transformation through revolution and reform since 1949, and to examine major issues under the themes of modernity ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

4699 CAPS 4001 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 7:30pm - 9:25pm Malott Hall 224
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Xin, X
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person
Normally offered for CAPS students in Beijing, this course will be taught in Ithaca in Fall 2021 due to the suspension of study abroad caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

CAPS 4010

Honors Thesis Tutorial I

Honors students conduct research to prepare a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. The application must be successfully submitted and an Honors Committee formed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

4700 CAPS 4010 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Xin, X
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

7603 CAPS 4010 IND 606
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

7612 CAPS 4010 IND 607
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Admussen, N
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 4020

Honors Thesis Tutorial II

Honors students complete research and finish a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18157 CAPS 4020 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Carlson, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18158 CAPS 4020 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Xin, X
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 4127

The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4415, ASIAN 6615, BSOC 4127, FGSS 4127, FGSS 6127, HIST 4127, HIST 6127
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18915 CAPS 4127 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:40pm - 4:35pm McGraw Hall 365
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Roebuck, K

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Ashes Of Immortality: Widow-burning In India (Edition: 2) Author Weinberger-Thomas	Weinberger-Thomas	9780226885698 University Of Chicago Press	$30.75 - $41.00
Required	Cartographies Of Desire: Male-male Sexuality In Japanese Discourse, 1600-1950 Author Pflugfelder	Pflugfelder	9780520251656 California-Princeton	$25.50 - $33.95
Required	Robo Sapiens Japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation Author Robertson	Robertson	9780520283206 University Of California Press	$22.50 - $29.95
Optional	Hygienic Modernity: Meanings Of Health And Disease In Treaty-port China Author Rogaski	Rogaski	9780520283824 California-Princeton	$26.25 - $34.95
Optional	Sex, Law, & Society In Late Imperial China Author Sommer	Sommer	9780804745598 Stanford University Press	$21.75 - $28.95

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CAPS 4355

Work and Labor in China

China's transition to capitalism has resulted in more than a generation of rapid and nearly uninterrupted growth. It increasingly dominates the production of all sorts of goods, from the very low end and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4443, ILRIC 4355, ILRIC 6355
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

18262 CAPS 4355 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:00pm - 2:15pm Ives Hall 111
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Friedman, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 4827

China, Tibet and Xinjiang

Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism and the ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4448, GOVT 4827, GOVT 6827
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

7992 CAPS 4827 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 9:05am - 11:00am McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Carlson, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Government Seniors and Juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

CAPS 4998

Inquiry in Politics and Policy

This required course forms the core of the Cornell in Washington academic program. The foundational skill of both politics and policy is taking knowledge, analyzing it, figuring out how to convert it into ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ALS 4998, AMST 4998, GOVT 4998, NS 4998, PAM 4060
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

4944 CAPS 4998 LEC 080
Meeting Pattern
- F 9:30am - 12:00pm Washington, DC
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Silbey, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

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CAPS 4999

CAPS Independent Study

Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5165 CAPS 4999 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
- Instructors
  
  Carlson, A
  Xin, X
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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CAPS 1622 The World of Modern Japan

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CAPS 1920 Modern China

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CAPS 2132 Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

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CAPS 3000 Seminar on American Relations with China

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CAPS 3352 Getting Rich in Modern China

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CAPS 3967 What is China?

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CAPS 1622

The World of Modern Japan

CAPS 1920

Modern China

CAPS 2132

Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

CAPS 3000

Seminar on American Relations with China

CAPS 3352

Getting Rich in Modern China

CAPS 3967

What is China?

CAPS 4001

China in Transition

CAPS 4010

Honors Thesis Tutorial I

CAPS 4020

Honors Thesis Tutorial II

CAPS 4127

The Body Politic in Asia

CAPS 4355

Work and Labor in China

CAPS 4827

China, Tibet and Xinjiang

CAPS 4998

Inquiry in Politics and Policy

CAPS 4999

CAPS Independent Study