The City in Imperial China

Graduate / Professional

This course surveys the philosophical and practical dimensions of city organization and governance from the walled domains and ritual federations of Early China to the highly-controlled wards and streets of Middle China and the sophisticated administrative institutions of Late Imperial urban municipalities. The development of imperial cities is situated in the particular traditions and sources of Chinese dynasties and empires while also held in conversation with the broader field of urban history (especially during the Early Modern modules of the seminar). W 1:30pm-3:25pm