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HISTORY 93

The Chinese Empire from the Mongol Invasion to the Boxer Uprising (CHINA 93, FEMGEN 93)

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-SI

(Same as HISTORY HISTORY 193. HISTORY 93 is 3 units; HISTORY 193 is 5 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: 12764
0 / 50 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday, Friday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:20 AM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Sommer, Matthew
3units
Discussion 1Open
ID: 12763
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
3units
Discussion 2Open
ID: 13599
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:TBD
TIME:TBD
LOCATION:TBD
3units

HISTORY 93: The Chinese Empire from the Mongol Invasion to the Boxer Uprising (CHINA 93, FEMGEN 93)

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

(Same as HISTORY 193. 93 is 3 units; 193 is 5 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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