ASIAN 1174

ASIAN 1174

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

This course explores the history of imperial China between the 3rd century b.c.e. and the 16th century c.e. with a focus on the following questions:  How did imperial Chinese states go about politically unifying diverse peoples over vast spaces?  How did imperial Chinese approaches to governance and to relations with the outer world compare with strategies employed by other historical empires?  How did those approaches change over time?  How did major socio-cultural formations — including literary canons; religious and familial lineages; marketing networks; and popular book and theatrical cultures — grow and take root, and what were the broader ramifications of those developments?  How did such basic configurations of human difference as Chinese (civilized)-barbarian identity, high-low status, and male-female gender operate and change over time?

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)
Distribution Category (HA-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1740HIST 1740MEDVL 1740

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17042 ASIAN 1174   LEC 001

  • 17043 ASIAN 1174   DIS 201

  • 17044 ASIAN 1174   DIS 202

  • 17045 ASIAN 1174   DIS 203

  • 17371 ASIAN 1174   DIS 204