China and the World

3 credits · Undergraduate

China's role in global currents since the seventeenth century. China as engine of early-modern global trade. The Chinese diaspora's transnational impact. Cosmopolitan semi-colonial cities (such as Shanghai) as incubators of global modernity. China as an innovator and exporter of cultural "goods" in the twentieth century, from revolution to medicine. Offered on a graded basis only. Repeat credit for students who have earned credit for HIST 3112. [3] (INT)