HISTORY OF CHINA
STORIA DELLA CINA
From Empire to Nation, China towards Modernity
Da impero a nazione, la Cina verso la modernità
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2015/2016 | 8 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Mauro Crocenzi |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
Acquisition of skills for the critical analysis of the history of China and of the Far East, through the clarification and comparison of the imperial era and of the republican period. Knowledge of the influence of cultural traditions, both from China and from the outside; acquaintance with the process of elaboration, formalization and legitimation of the imperial political culture and of the concept of Chinese nation. Acquisition of skills for the investigation, the research, and the interpretation of historical facts.
Program
Development and features of the Chinese history from the establishment of the Chinese empire to the contemporary period. Analysis of the political, ideological and cultural grounds of Chinese empire, during the Ming and Qing dynasties (XIV-XX a.D.), and of Chinese nation in the era of Republic (from 1911 to the present day). Analysis of the concept of modernity in Chinese history and of Chinese traditional and modern historiography.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Competence in critical analysis; Acquisition of theories and instruments of historical research; acquisition of Chinese historical perspective and cultural values to approach to Chinese history; acquisition of the time and space historical variables in relation to Chinese history
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Course books
1) J. A. G. Roberts, Storia della Cina, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2001, pp. 1-252.
2) G. Samarani, La Cina del Novecento, Dalla fine dell’impero a oggi, Torino: Einaudi, 2004.
Letture obbligatorie:
1) P. Santangelo, L’impero del mandato celeste, Roma, Bari: Editori Laterza, 2014.
2) De Giorgi L., “La società cinese tra l’ultima parte del XIX secolo e il 1949” in Samarani G., Scarpari M. (a cura di), La Cina. Vol.III: verso la modernità, Torino: Einaudi, 2009, pp. 507-545.
M. Meisner, Mao e la rivoluzione cinese, Torino: Einaudi, 2010.
De Giorgi L., Samarani G., La Cina e la storia. Dal tardo impero ad oggi, Roma: Carocci, 2005.
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