Imperial China

The history of China, from her cultural beginnings to the conflicts with the West in the 1840s and the internal unrest of the 1850s and 1860s. Special attention will be directed toward the social, institutional, and intellectual processes, such as dynastic succession and bureaucratic centralization that were key constituents in shaping China's traditional period of development. Pre-1800. 3 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc.