Middlebury

HIST0231A-S21

Imperial China

Imperial China
China’s is the world’s oldest continuous civilization, and we will survey the history of the Chinese empire from its cultural beginnings until the conflicts with the West in the 1840s and the internal unrest of the 1850s and 1860s. Our study of China’s political progression through successive dynasties will reveal archetypal patterns of historical disruption amidst continuity. We will also examine those perennial social, institutional, and intellectual forces — such as the stratification of the classes, the absolutist tendencies of monarchy, and the civilly-focused yet competitive atmosphere fostered by a state-sponsored examination culture — that proved determinative in shaping China’s traditional development. Pre-1800 3 hrs. lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21668
Subject Code:
HIST
Course Number:
0231
Section Identifier:
A

Course

HIST 0231

All Sections in Spring 2021

Spring 2021

HIST0231A-S21 Lecture (Wyatt)