HIST 475 - Traditional China

2019-2020 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course offers a study of the major historical eras in China, a country of long history and grand tradition. Special emphasis will be put on examining how schools of thought (e.g., Confucianism, Daoism, and Zen Buddhism) have shaped the social and political life of the Chinese people. Through reading selected classical texts and literary works, this course examines the important features of traditional Chinese society, including the structure of the extended family, the rule of the gentry in the village, the division of the inner (female) and outer (male) quarters, the civil service examination system, the constant dynamics between the local and central authorities.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 302 (HIST 301 also recommended).
Offered: Not on a regular basis