This departmental seminar studies the historical development of Hong Kong and China in relation to each other, from the colonial and late imperial experience to their shared histories in national and political movements, from postwar industrialization to reform-era economic growth, culminating in the 1997 handover and its attendant political and economic integration. The readings from the first half of the semester will come primarily from the literature in history, while the readings in the second half will draw from anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology. Each week readings will include primary sources in or translated into English.

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HIST 309J/EAST 309: USES OF THE PAST IN MODERN CHINA

HIST 375/EAST 375: CHINA FROM MAO TO NOW

HIST 871/EAST 871: THE HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA