Required Readings:

• On Reserve: Spence, JonathanIn Search of Modern China (chaps. 10-25).
• Pa Chin. Family.
• Snow, Edgar. Red Star Over China.
• Malraux, Andre. Man's Fate
• Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro. Son of the Revolution.

  Examinations/Papers:

  There will be three examinations (two mid-terms and a final) and three short papers. The papers will be on assigned topics based on the required readings. Separate instructions will be distributed.

  Graduate Students:

  Graduate students will, in addition to the regular assignments, write three short reviews of supplementary readings selected in consultation with the instructor.

  Grading and Attendance:

  Grades will be based on the examinations and the paper assignments. Attendance is expected and will be contributing factor in determining grades. NOTE: Students are responsible for attendance in class and meeting scheduled examinations and established deadlines. Any variations should be discussed in advance, and must be supported by written documentation. Five (5) absences may result in a reduction of one grade; eight (8) absences mya result in disenrollment from the course.

  Individual Consultation:

  Students are encouraged to meet individually with the instructor about the substance of the course and their individual work.

  FIRST WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 10.

  • 1/19 Holiday (no class)
  • 1/21 Introduction
  • 1/23 Land and Culture: The Geography of China

  SECOND WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 11.

  • 1/26 The Crisis of the Old Order
  • 1/28 The Revolutionary Movement
  • 1/30 The Revolutionary Leader: Sun Yat-sen

  THIRD WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 12.

  • 2/2 1911: Modern Revolution or Mandate of Heaven?
  • 2/4 The Question of Change: Classes in Revolution
  • 2/6 The Warlords

  FOURTH WEEK Reading: Pa Chin, Family; In Search of Modern China, chap. 13.

  • 2/9 Origins of Chinese Nationalism
  • 2/11 Cultural Revolution and Western Influence
  • 2/13 Revolutionary Revival: The May Fourth Movement

  FIFTH WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 14.

  • 2/16 Urban Revolution: The United Front
  • 2/18 First Mid-Term Examination
  • 2/20 Chiang Kai-shek and the KMT

  SIXTH WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 15.

  • 2/23 1927: Revolution or Restoration?
  • 2/25 Counter-Revolution: The KMT Right
  • 2/27 Abortive Revolution: The Nationalists in Power

  SEVENTH WEEK Reading: Malraux, Man's Fate

  • 3/1 Origins of Chinese Communism
  • 3/3 New Departures: The Sinification of Communism
  • 3/5 Trials and Errors: The Emergence of Rural Revolution

  EIGHTH WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 16.

  • 3/8 The Long March
  • 3/10 The Yenan Way
  • 3/12 The Second United Front

  NINTH WEEK Reading: Snow, Red Star Over China; In Search of Modern China, chap. 17-18.

  • 3/22 The Japanese Invasion: China at War
  • 3/24 Film: The Chinese Revolution (I)
  • 3/26 Civil War

  TENTH WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 19-20.

  • 3/29 America and China: Lost Opportunities
  • 3/31 Second Mid-Term Examination
  • 4/2 Building New China: The Social and Economic Task

  ELEVENTH WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chaps. 21.

  • 4/5 Film: The Chinese Revolution (II)
  • 4/7 Unfinished Revolution: Political Reformation and Class Struggle
  • 4/9 Red vs. Expert: The Maoist Model of Development

  TWELFTH WEEK Reading: Liang & Shapiro, Son of the Revolution

  • 4/12 The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
  • 4/14 Film: Rulership in China
  • 4/16 The Great Helmsman

  THIRTEENTH WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 22.

  • 4/19 After Mao: The Evolution of the Revolution
  • 4/21 Film: Religion: China and its Past
  • 4/23 The Four Modernizations

  FOURTEENTH WEEK Reading: In Search of Modern China, chap. 23-25.

  • 4/26 Film: The Family
  • 4/28 Socialist Culture and Capitalist Development
  • 4/30 Democracy in China

  FIFTEENTH WEEK

  • 5/3 Film: Law in China
  • 5/5 Greater China
  • 5/7 Review

• 5/12 Final Examination 12:30 - 2:30 PM