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Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 1
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
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The Syllabus
Videos
- Course Overview
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Who Gets What and Why?
- 1.3: Social Mobility and the Examination System in Late Imperial China
- 1.4: Cultural Reproduction and Education in Late Imperial and Contemporary China
Readings
- Assignments and Grading
- Module 1 Suggested Reading
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 1
Videos
- 2.1: Comparing Inequality in Education and Income between China and the West
- 2.2: Student Diversity at Peking University 1950-1999 and Suzhou University 1950-2003
- 2.3: China’s Silent Revolution’s Ladder of Success
Readings
- Module 2 Suggested Reading
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 2
Videos
- 3.1: Wealth Distribution in the UK and US, 1700-2000
- 3.2: Population Categories and Wealth Entitlements in China
- 3.3: Land Distribution in Shuangcheng, 1870-1906
- 3.4: Property Distribution in Contemporary China
- 3.5: Comparative Wealth Distribution: Past/Present and East/West
Readings
- Module 3 Suggested Reading
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 3
Videos
- 4.1: Wealth Distribution and Regime Change
- 4.2: Wealth Distribution in Pre-Revolutionary China
- 4.3: Political Processes and Institutions of Regime Change in Shuangcheng, 1946-1948
- 4.4: Revolutionary Victims in Shuangcheng and Elsewhere
- 4.5: Course Conclusion
Readings
- Module 4 Suggested Reading
Practice Exercise
- Quiz 4
Readings
- A Farewell Message from Professor James Lee
- Rate this course
Practice Exercise
- Final Exam
- Post-course Survey