HIST 5463 - History of China from Antiquity to the Early Modern Era

Present-day Chinese political, intellectual, and cultural leaders frequently claim that China has the longest continuous history of any nation in the world. Implicit in this statement is the argument that an appreciation of the deep Chinese past is necessary for any considered understanding of contemporary China. This course provides a narrative of that past by tracing the history of pre-dynastic and dynastic China from antiquity to the early modern era. The continuities and discontinuities between different historical periods are emphasized. The course concludes with a re-evaluation of what the Chinese past reveals about the Chinese present.

Requisites
Warning: Not HIST 5460 or HIST 5461
Credit Hours: 4.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture

Eligible grades: A-F,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I