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The search for modern China
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The authors explored the history of early-modern and modern China, from the seventeenth century to the present, examining the rise and fall of China's last empire, the emergence of a modern nation-state, the sources and development of revolution, and the implications of complex social, political, cultural, and economic transformations in the People's Republic of China.Abstract:
This course explores the history of early-modern and modern China, from the seventeenth century to the present. We will examine the rise and fall of China’s last empire, the emergence of a modern nation-state, the sources and development of revolution, and the implications of complex social, political, cultural, and economic transformations in the People’s Republic of China. Course materials include scholarly monographs, a memoir, primary sources, and visual and material artifacts that offer diverse perspectives. We will meet twice a week for a combination of lectures, discussion, and viewing of visual texts.read more
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Social Mobility and Revolution: The Impact of the Abolition of China's Civil Service Exam
Ying Bai,Ruixue Jia +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the effect of quotas on the participation in the revolution in China and found that higher quotas per capita were associated with a higher probability of having revolutionaries after the abolition and higher incidence of uprisings in 1911 that marked the end of 2,000 years of imperial rule.
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Hybrid discourse and textual practice: sinology and natural history in the nineteenth century
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the processus utilised par les naturalistes occidentaux pour expliquer et interpreter la connaissance du monde vivant par les Chinois telle qu'elle apparait dans les textes.
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Materializing a form of urban governance: when street building intersected with city building in Republican Canton (Guangzhou), China
TL;DR: In the early twentieth century, the imperial court collapsed and modern cities emerged as mentioned in this paper, and a new form of governance became materialized, conceivable, and understandable, which was called modern cities.
Higher Education Policies in the EU and in the People's Republic of China. A Comparative Approach
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a theoretical and conceptual framework for higher education in the context of globalization, focusing on the human capital, social capital, and higher education.
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On the Road: Access to Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth in China
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of access to transportation networks on regional economic outcomes in China over a twenty-period of rapid income growth was investigated, and it was shown that proximity to a transportation network has a moderate positive causal effect on per capita GDP levels across sectors, but no effect on overall GDP growth.
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Primitive accumulation, accumulation by dispossession, accumulation by ‘extra-economic’ means
TL;DR: The authors review recent uses and transformations of the primitive accumulation that focus on its persistence within the Global North, addressing especially the political implications that attend different readings of primitive accumulation in the era of neoliberal globalization.
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International Migration as a Tool in Development Policy: A Passing Phase?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the recent rise of migration and development as a major area of policy concern and cautions against essentializing migration and placing too great a responsibility upon migrant agency at the expense of the institutional change necessary to bring about development.
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The Intellectual Origins of Modern Economic Growth
TL;DR: The intellectual origins of the Industrial Revolution are traced back to the Baconian program of the seventeenth century, which aimed at expanding the set of useful knowledge and applying natural philosophy to solve technological problems and bring about economic growth as mentioned in this paper.