{"id":25733,"date":"2025-01-28T18:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T23:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/history\/?page_id=25733"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:00:19","slug":"hist-3805a-china-since-the-twentieth-century","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/hist-3805a-china-since-the-twentieth-century\/","title":{"rendered":"HIST 3805A: China since the Twentieth Century"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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HIST 3805A: China since the Twentieth Century
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Republicanism, Maoism,\u00a0Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era
<\/em>Winter Term 202<\/strong>6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructor<\/strong>: Professor J. Kovalio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A<\/strong>. China , the  second most populous state on earth and the third largest in geographical area ,is also   one of a number of  civilizations with a continued history of about 3000 years. This intensive<\/strong> course, although focused on the period since the 1911<\/strong> [Xinhai<\/em>] Revolution,<\/strong> starts with a brief introduction of earlier eras. The course subtitle refers to China\u2019s three major political regimes since the 20th<\/sup> century. Today\u2019s [People\u2019s Republic of ] China is a totalitarian, anti-democratic politico-social system with a successful State-capitalist economy \u2013 all dominated by the Chinese Communist (in name only) Party [CCP] under ruler Xi Jin-ping\u2019s \u201csocialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era,\u201d in fact a most intriguing system <\/strong>reminiscent of the Corporatist<\/em><\/strong> regimes  of  prewar Italy and Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B<\/strong> \u2013 Each class starts with coverage of the latest news from China. Class atmosphere is most stimulating. <\/strong>However, Social Networking and Texting in ANY form, as well as Eating<\/em> are allowed ONLY during breaks.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C- GRADING<\/strong> contains two elements: 1 <\/strong>\u2013 One in-class identification and<\/strong> definition test<\/strong>-worth 50% of the grade. 2-<\/strong>One research <\/em>TYPEWRITTEN<\/strong> essay , worth the other 50% of the grade, due at term\u2019s end, and which should include: <\/strong>1 \u2013 A cover page<\/strong>. 2<\/strong> \u2013 A summary page.<\/strong> 3<\/strong> \u2013 Footnotes <\/strong>as citation style. 4<\/strong> \u2013 Five sources<\/strong> \u2013 only ONE [ and not the main] wikisource . <\/em>5 <\/strong>\u2013 No<\/strong> mandatory length\u2013PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN ORDER TO BE IN GOOD STANDING. <\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

D<\/strong>– The main learning tool for the class is HIST 3805 : China since the Twentieth Century Learning Handbook \u2013 the <\/em>2025 Edition <\/strong>by Jacob Kovalio which will be available in the CU Bookstore by early August. The traditional <\/em><\/strong>text for the course is Jonathan D. Spence\u2019s classic The Search for Modern China<\/em><\/strong> [New York: W.W.Norton and Co., 2010] Students are encouraged to access the instructor\u2019s freeandopenindopacific.net<\/a> \/Analysis<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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