ASIAN 2230 - [Introduction to China: Outsiders in History]

(crosslisted) CAPS 2230
(GLC-AS, HST-AS) (CA-AG, HA-AG)

Spring. Not offered: 2024-2025. Next offered: 2025-2026. 3 credits. Student option grading.

This class is one of several topical courses in the Department of Asian Studies that serve as introductory courses to important aspects or themes of Chinese civilization (ASIAN 2230, ASIAN 2231, ASIAN 2232, ASIAN 2233). The course assumes little or no background in the study of China. Students may take more than one of these different courses for credit.

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This is an introduction of Chinese civilization from ancient times up to the end of the Chinese empire in 1911. It is intended to familiarize students with the major concepts of Chinese history, society, and culture, focusing on agents that have been often neglected in canonical histories, such as socially marginalized people, the natural and ecological environment, and local and global networks. (GE)