HIST-4648 (3) Inventing Chinese Modernity, 1800 to Present

Examines the long and painful transformation, during the modern period of native Chinese concepts about the meaning of life, the proper order of politics and society, the role of the individual, the nature and role of human emotions, the place of the gods, the definition of nation, the proper relations between the sexes, and China's place in the global order. Recommended prereq., HIST 1618 or HIST 1628 or CHIN 1012. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.