History of China
Objectives
a) Understand the connection between the time and space dimensions of the History of China and know how to analyze it both in a diachronic and synchronic perspective;
b) Learn the main and more recent historical interpretations about the History of China;
c) Identify and understand the main historical documents of the History of China;
d) Develop oral and written abilities to expose the different historical problems related to the History of China, using the correct concepts;
General characterization
Code
711051144
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
Available soon
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- CHENG, Anne, Histoire de la Pensée Chinoise, Paris, Éditions du Seuil, 2002.
- EBREY, Patricia Buckley, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
- GERNET, Jacques, O Mundo Chinês, 2 vols., Lisboa, Edições Cosmos, 1974-1975.
- HANSEN, Valerie, The Silk Road. A New History, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012.
- HSÜ, Imanuel C. Y., The Rise of Modern China, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2000.
- MOTE, F. W., Imperial China, 900-1800, Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1999.
Teaching method
Theoretical lessons are based in lectures conducted by the teacher. Practical lessons are based on the discussion of topics
by students, under the guidance of the teacher, using the presentation, analysis and commentary of documental sources,
critical bibliography, audiovisual products, maps and other iconographic materials.
Inclass teaching
Evaluation method
Two written elements: one test and one individual paperwork. The final grade will be the average of the two elements, which have a preponderance of 50% each.
Subject matter
1. The chinese world: geography and populations
2. The neolithic substratum
3. The urbanism
4. The \"states\" at war
5. The classical thought
6. First imperial unifications: Qin and Han
7. The Silk Road
8. Different dynasties: from the Sui to the Qing