HIST265

This course examines the social and cultural history of China during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Topics include the political structures of imperial rule; the social and cultural institutions that organized local society; the economic trends that produced the pre-modern worlds largest and most advanced civilization; and the ways in which all of the above were transformed by Chinas 19th-century encounter with Western imperialism. This period provides an excellent case study of nationalism and modernization in a non-Western context.

All Years

Fall Semester