History 345 - China in the 19th Century

Fall
2018
01
3.00
Stephen Platt
TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
UMass Amherst
75282
Herter Hall room 209
platt@history.umass.edu
Late-imperial China during the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, with special emphasis on China's contacts with the maritime nations of the West and Japan from the 16th through the 19th centuries. How and why the Middle Kingdom's ancient cultural traditions were assailed by internal and external forces.
Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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