História da China (not translated)
Code
711051144
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
História
Credits
6
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Identify the major political, economic, social and cultural processes that characterized Chinas history and understand its
importance.
b) Understand the specificity of the chinese civilization.
c) Know the main historiographical interpretations of the subjects studied.
d) Know the basic bibliography of the subject and be able to work with historical documents of the same.
e) Develop ability to communicate orally and in writing, integrating the vocabulary and specific categories of the studied
themes
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
1. The chinese world: geography and peoples
2. States at war
3. The classical thought
4. First ideas and imperial units: China from the Qin and Han
5. The Silk Road
6. The dynastic powers, from Sui to Qing
7. The ongoing turbulence: from the Opium Wars to the Long March
8. The new chinese face, from the implementation of Communism to the Cultural Revolution
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.
.
Evaluation method
Realization of a written test (40%). Realization of a written work (40%). Attendance and participation in practical classes
(20%)