Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
5123HIST-SEP-MTP
Aims
To critically examine the history of contemporary China especially the origins of ‘China’s rise’
To understand the political and socioeconomic crises that China suffered through twentieth century and its impact on China’s contemporary development.
To critically engage the contested meanings of modern Chinese revolution and the terms of communism, socialism and democracy in context.
To explore the international relations in which China’s modern state-formation has taken place, and to study the great power relationships that has effects on China’s domestic politics
To understand China’s view of the western world and major European countries such as the US, Britain and continental Europe.
To critically analyse and evaluate the social and political challenges that contemporary China faces.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Formulate a panoramic view of Chinese history of the 20th century
2.
Identify relevant primary sources for studying Chinese history in either Chinese or English translation
3.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the historiographical debates on China’s modern revolution and developmental models
4.
Appraise China’s contemporary issues by making connections to its history
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:“I love my country but who loves me?” China in the end of the long 19th century
The West as the agonising mentor
1919: Salvation vs. enlightenment?
Communism vs. Nationalism (KMT): one or two state projects?
The Japanese War and the transformation of the communist state
The People’s republic and the frustrating relationship with the USSR
Mao’s China and the Cold War
From Bandung to the US: dialectics of openness and autonomy
Open and Reform: Is Mao still alive?
Tiananmen and the market: Crossing the river by feeling the stones
Module Overview:
This module is designed with the understanding that our extant historical knowledge (which is implicitly Eurocentric) needs to be globalised. It means that non-western history should be better weighted and given due attention rather than seen as a passive receiver of western impacts. It emphasises a lot on the multiplicity of actors in the making of Chinese history and, more importantly, their connections and complex relationships.
This module is designed with the understanding that our extant historical knowledge (which is implicitly Eurocentric) needs to be globalised. It means that non-western history should be better weighted and given due attention rather than seen as a passive receiver of western impacts. It emphasises a lot on the multiplicity of actors in the making of Chinese history and, more importantly, their connections and complex relationships.
Additional Information:This module is designed with the understanding that our extant historical knowledge (which is implicitly Eurocentric) needs to be globalised. It means that non-western history should be better weighted and given due attention rather than seen as a passive receiver of western impacts. So it emphasises a lot on the multiplicity of actors in the making of Chinese history and more importantly, their connections and complex relationships.