Examines the brilliance of the Qing dynasty, its collapse in 1911, and the bloody and chaotic several decades that followed, up to the 1949 Communist Revolution. Focuses on such topics a Qing imperialism in Central Asia, global capitalism and Western imperialism in China, the opium trade, domestic violence, nationalism, concepts of modernity, competing revolutionary movements, and WW II in Asia. Same as HIST 4628. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Examines the dramatic, often tragic, and globally transformative history of China under the Chinese Communist Party. Focuses on such topics as political, social, and cultural revolution, nationalism, Maoism, the Great Leap Forward, Red Guards and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, the Deng Xiaoping era, relations with Taiwan, the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, and China's rise as a world power. HIST 4638 and HIST 5638 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
This course traces how "Muslims in China" transformed themselves into "Chinese Muslims" while at once accommodating and conflicting with Chinese states and people throughout history until the present time. Recommended prereq., HIST 1618 or HIST 1628 or CHIN 1012. HIST 4658 and 5658 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Begins with early modern Japan, proceeds through the era of rapid modernization after the Meiji Restoration in the mid-19th century, and concludes with Japan's gradual descent into prolonged war, first with China and then in the Pacific. HIST 4728 and 5728 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Examines major themes and topics in the social, political and economic history of Latin America. Possible topics include nationalism and state-building, neocolonialism, revolution and reaction, race, and gender. Recommended prereq., HIST 5128 or HIST 5118. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Introduces major topics and themes in South Asian history. Reviews central theories relating to topics such as religion, nationalism, law, gender, colonialism, and literature. Formerly HIST 6628. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
