HIS* 272: Modern China

3 Credits
(Formerly HIST 281)
The impact of Western encroachment on China in the 19th century, the attempts of China to deal with the West and with problems arising from contact with the West, the Revolution of 1911 and the period of Nationalist control, the conflict with Japan, the growth and victory of the Communist Party, and the internal changes wrought by the People’s Republic of China since 1949 will be studied.
Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENG* 101.
Offered: Occasionally