HS
355
Modern China
4 cr.
(4-0-0)
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, or instructor permission.
- Bulletin Year: 2023 - 2024 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
This course covers the cultural history of China from the Opium War to the twenty-first century. Emphasis on change from empire to nation, from Republic to People’s Republic, and from Maoism to present-day totalitarian neoliberal capitalism. In addition, it addresses historical questions of race, class, gender, sexuality, the environment, and social justice in modern China.