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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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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.
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Footbinding and Masochism: A Psychoanalytical Exploration
TL;DR: In a recent scholarly essay on footbinding by Kaz Ross, Ross observes that over the last ten years there has been a healthy resurgence of interest in footbinding, and that footbinding shoes “have b...
The Dragon's Rise: A Historical Analysis of China's Bilateral Diplomacy
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that Mao's rejection of multilateralism was a driving force behind China's preference for bilateral diplomacy in a world largely defined by multilateral diplomacy, and that Mao ruled the party through his influential personality and dominated Chinese foreign policy because of it.
The Chinese Lady and China for the Ladies: Race, Gender, and Public Exhibition in Jacksonian America
TL;DR: The story of Afong Moy is described in this paper, focusing on the shrewd marketing scheme that brought her to new York, the American views of China she faced and helped reshape, the intense public interest her exhibition generated, and her extensive tour of the United States.
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Sexuality, the Media, and Intercountry Adoption: Recent Changes in China-U.S. Adoption Policy
TL;DR: In this paper, sexuality, the media, and Intercountry Adoption: Recent Changes in China-U.S. Adoption Policy, the authors present a survey of the changes in China and the United States.
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Ethnic Tensions between the Han and the Hui: The Neo-Sufi Jahriyya Movement of Ma Hua Long of the Late Qing Period (1862-1871)
TL;DR: The authors place the Neo-Sufi Jahriyyah movement of Ma Hua Long (d. 1871) into the historical framework of a deteriorating Qing Dynasty, focusing on the ideological and cultural differences between Islam and Confucianism.