Can the recent past of the People’s Republic of China be studied as history? This graduate seminar is an introduction to recent scholarship on the People’s Republic of China, primarily focusing on the Mao era. In their readings students will consider scholarship in the social sciences, examine the questions that are currently being asked (and what sources are available to ask them), and evaluate historical work published in the last ten years.

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HIST 032/EAST 032: SHANGHAI

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

HIST 893/EAST 893: THE HISTORY OF CHINA’S REPUBLICAN PERIOD