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CHINA 183

The Chinese Empire from the Mongol Invasion to the Boxer Uprising (FEMGEN 193, HISTORY 193)

UNITS:5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

(Same as HISTORY CHINA 93. CHINA 193 is 5 units; CHINA 93 is 3 units.) A survey of Chinese history from the 11th century to the collapse of the imperial state in 1911. Topics include absolutism, gentry society, popular culture, gender and sexuality, steppe nomads, the Jesuits in China, peasant rebellion, ethnic conflict, opium, and the impact of Western imperialism.

Syllabus for selected term:
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Sections

1 Term
Lecture 1Open
ID: 12748
0 / 50 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday, Friday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Sommer, Matthew
5units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 13589
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
5units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 12747
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
5units

CHINA 183: The Chinese Empire from the Mongol Invasion to the Boxer Uprising (FEMGEN 193, HISTORY 193)

5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-SI

(Same as HISTORY 93. 193 is 5 units; 93 is 3 units.) A survey of Chinese history from the 11th century to the collapse of the imperial state in 1911. Topics include absolutism, gentry society, popular culture, gender and sexuality, steppe nomads, the Jesuits in China, peasant rebellion, ethnic conflict, opium, and the impact of Western imperialism.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Monday Wednesday Friday 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM — Sommer, Matthew (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)
  • Discussion — TBA TBA (Undergrad)

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