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1 home > teaching > courses > 270 ASIA 270/HIST 270 ASIA 270/HIST 270: new info requirements texts lectures & assignments important dates turnitin how to read resources download full syllabus China in the World (Matteo Ricci's World Map) 2013 Winter Tu/Th 11:00-12:30 Buchanan B210 (T1) Buchanan B215 (T2) Prof. Leo K. Shin Buchanan Tower 1223 tel leo.shin(at)ubc.ca Office hours: Tu/Th 9:30-10:30; and by appointment Course web site: New Information Welcome to a new term! Objectives This course explores the history of China from the earliest times to the most recent past. It goals are to help students develop the language and tools to understand the evolution and transformation of Chinese society as well as to assist them in cultivating their techniques of historical analysis. This course is about China, but just as important it is about how we should make sense of the Chinese experience in the broader context of world history. By the end of the term, students should be able to: identify some of the major developments in Chinese history situate such developments in the broader context of world history conduct basic historical research come to a better understanding of the nature of historical knowledge Requirements Attendance/Participation Reading Notes Short Essays Library/Research Assignment In-class Exercises Take-home Examinations 10% 15% 15% 10% 15% 35% Students are expected to have completed the assigned readings before the first meeting of each week. Grading is based on the student's ability to synthesize and analyze the materials presented. ln general, this course follows the grading practices outlined in the Academic Calendar: Grade A+ Percent Level of Achievement Exceptional

2 A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F Exceptional Exceptional Competent Competent Competent Adequate Adequate Adequate Poor Inadequate This is a challenging course. Students are not expected to have prior knowledge of Chinese history, but they are expected to make serious efforts to learn to think historically. Important Dates Sep. 3 Sep. 18 Sep. 20 Oct. 31 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Dec. 10 Jan. 7 Feb. 13 Feb Mar. 17 Apr. 8 Apr. 17 Imagine UBC (no class) Truth and Reconciliation Commission Event Last date to withdraw without the "W" standing In-class exercise #1 Last date to withdraw Last class of Term 1 Take-home exam #1 due Term 2 begins In-class exercise #2 Mid-term break Library/Research assignment due Last class of Term 2 Take-home exam #2 due Texts Ebrey, Patricia Buckley. The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Selection of primary sources Resources Academic English Support (cstudies.ubc.ca/aes) History Writing Centre ( UBC Writing Centre ( Academic Integrity Resource Centre (help.library.ubc.ca/researching/academic-integrity) How to Cite (help.library.ubc.ca/researching/how-to-cite) Notes on Romanization ( For alternative perspectives on Chinese history, see: Hansen, Valerie The Open Empire: A History of China to New York and London: W. W. Norton, Huang, Ray. China: A Macro History. Rev. ed. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, Marks, Robert B. China: Its Environment and History. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, Spence, Jonathan D. The Search for Modern China. 3rd ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2012 Ropp, Paul S., ed. Heritage of China: Contemporary Perspectives on Chinese Civilization. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, Waley-Cohen, Joanna. The Sextants of Beijing. New York: W. W. Norton, For quick reference, see: How to Memorize China's Major Dynasties? ( Chinaknowledge (chinaknowledge.org)

3 ChinaFile (chinafile.com) Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization (depts.washington.edu/chinaciv) Ji, Xiao-bin, ed. Facts about China. New York: H. W. Wilson, Perkins, Dorothy. Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, its History and Culture. New York: Facts on File, Shaughnessy, Edward L., ed. China: Empire and Civilization. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, For arts and artifacts, see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ( Clunas, Craig. Art in China. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, National Museum of Chinese History, ed. A Journey into China's Antiquity. 4 vols. Beijing: Morning Glory Publishers, Sullivan, Michael. The Arts of China. 5th ed. Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press, Thorp, Robert L., and Richard Ellis Vinograd. Chinese Art and Culture. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Watson, William. The Arts of China to AD 900. New Haven: Yale University Press, For translations of Chinese sources, see: Atwill, David. G., and Yurong Y. Atwill, eds. Sources in Chinese History: Diverse Perspectives from 1644 to the Present. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, de Bary, Wm. Theodore, et al., eds. Sources of Chinese Tradition. 2nd ed. 2 vols. New York: Columbia University Press, Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, ed. Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook. 2nd ed. New York: The Free Press, Mair, Victor H., Nancy S. Steinhardt, and Paul R. Goldin, eds. Hawai'i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, Spence, Jonathan D., et al., eds. The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection. 3rd. ed. New York: W. W. Norton, top This site has been designed to maximize accessibility for visitors with alternative browsers or visual impairment. Content provided by Leo K. Shin under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. Updated 1 January 2014

4 home > teaching > courses > 270 > requirements course home ASIA 270/HIST 270: China in the World Requirements Attendance/Participation (10%) Students are expected to attend all lectures and participate actively and civilly in class discussion. Marks will be deducted for unexcused absences. Excellent A Good B Fair C Poor D Did all the required readings, attended every session, raised and discussed issues, fully engaged with the class. Did most of the required Did some of the I came, I heard, but I readings, came to required readings, came didn't really participate nearly every session, to most of the sessions, in the proceedings. raised and discussed remained interested but issues most of the time. hardly ever spoke. Engaged with the class. Reading Notes (15%) About 250 words each (to be submitted through Turnitin). Due weekly at the end of Wednesdays (except Weeks 1, 2, and 9 for Term 1, Weeks 1, 6, and 13 for Term 2). In your reading responses, you should take into account the corresponding question(s) posed in the "Lectures and Assignments" section of the syllabus, and you should demonstrate your having reflected on the weekly assigned materials. At the end of each term, you are required to gather your reading notes and submit them as a portfolio. Short Essays (2x7.5%=15%) About 1,250 words each (to be submitted through Turnitin). During each term, write an essay on one of the five units studied. Your essay should answer the corresponding question(s) posed under "Discussion." You should support your arguments by citing specific evidence from the assigned materials (especially the "primary" sources) for the selected bi-weekly unit and by evaluating the points of view of your sources. There is no unexamined truth in either the lectures or the readings. Due at 11 am on Tuesdays (see specific dates below). Late policy: 1/3 of a letter grade deducted (e.g. B+ to B) for each day late. See further details. Term 1 (choose one) Oct. 1: Formations Oct. 15: Orientations Oct. 29: Exchanges Nov. 19: Empires Dec. 3: Expansions Term 2 (choose one) Jan. 28: Encounters Feb. 11: Entanglements Mar. 11: Revolutions Mar. 25: Crossings Apr. 8: Globalizations Understanding of Writer has key ideas understood the key ideas of the topic. Excellent A Good B Fair C Poor D Writer has understood much of the essence of the topic. Writer has missed crucial aspects of the topic. Writer has missed the important ideas of the topics.

5 Clarity of expression Insight into the issues Support for opinions Ideas are especially clear and thoughtfully organized. Ideas are generally clear and well organized. Ideas lack clarity. Ideas are confusing, vague, or disjointed. Explores Explores issues Inadequate Little evidence significant issues in a competent reflection; that the topic with probing manner; some limited was thought insights; able to understanding of understanding of about with care. think historically. historical change. historical change. Arguments are richly supported with effective examples or reasons. Arguments are often supported with relevant examples or reasons. Some relevant examples or reasons; limited use of primary sources. Very few relevant examples or reasons are provided. (Adopted with modification from Roland Case and Penney Clark) Library/Research Assignments (2x5%=10%) Due by the end of Monday, March 17 (through Turnitin). Provide an annotated bibliography of 8 10 secondary sources on a topic related to the course. Step 1: Identify 5 keywords based on your topic of interest (for example, "China," "Qing dynasty," "Christianity," "Jesuit," and "missionaries"). Search the following catalogs for secondary sources using a combination of your keywords. Identify the most authoritative/informative books, book chapters, or journal articles and locate them (use the Inter-library loan service to locate items not available at UBC). Create a bibliography using one of the standard citation formats. A draft bibliography (with full citation information), along with the list of keywords used, should be submitted through Turnitin by the end of Monday, March 3. Step 2: UBC Library Google Scholar Bibliography of Asian Studies Locate the items you have identified and write a short description/summary for each (see instructions). Submit the annotated bibliography by March 17. In-class Exercises (2x7.5%=15%) Further information for the in-class exercises to be provided. Take-home Examinations (2x17.5%=35%) Further information for the take-home examinations to be provided. Academic Integrity As a member of this class, you are responsible for contributing to the course objectives through your participation in class activities and your written and other work and projects. In the process of coming into your own as an independent, responsible participant in the academic community, you are encouraged to seek advice, clarification, and guidance in your learning from your instructor and/or Teaching Assistant. If you decide to seek help beyond the resources of this course, you are responsible for ensuring that this help does not lead you to submit others work as your own. If an outside tutor or other person helps you, show this policy to your tutor or helper: make sure you both understand the limits of this person s permissible contribution. Academic communities depend on their members honesty and integrity in representing the

6 sources of reasoning, claims, and wordings which appear in their work. Like any other member of the academic community, you will be held responsible for the accurate representation of your sources: the means by which you produced the work you are submitting. If you are found to have misrepresented your sources and to have submitted others work as your own, or to have submitted work for which you have already received credit in another course, penalties may follow. Your case may be forwarded to the Head of the department, who may decide that you should receive zero for the assignment. The Head will report your case to the Dean s Office, where it will remain on file. The Head may decide, in consultation with your instructor, that a greater penalty is called for, and will forward your case to the Dean s Office. After an interview in the Dean s Office, your case may be forwarded to the President s Advisory Committee on Academic Misconduct. Following a hearing in which you will be asked to account for your actions, the President may apply penalties including zero for the assignment; zero for the course; suspension from the university for a period ranging from 4 to 24 months; a notation on your permanent record. The penalty may be a combination of these. Academic communities also depend on their members living up to the commitments they make. By enrolling in this course, you make commitments to an academic community: you are responsible for meeting deadlines; attending class and engaging in class activities; guaranteeing that the work you submit for this course has not already been submitted for credit in another course. If you find that you cannot meet a deadline or cannot participate in a course activity, discuss your situation with your instructor before the deadline or before your absence. Students with Disabilities and Academic Accommodations In keeping with the University s policy of providing equal access for students with disabilities, any student requesting academic accommodations must meet with an Access and Diversity advisor (for example, accommodations might include a change in the allocation of University resources, or in teaching or evaluation procedures, designed to meet the particular needs of a student with a disability such as course materials in an alternative format, private exam spaces, the use of computers, or note-takers). The Access and Diversity advisor will provide a letter detailing the academic accommodations to be made, and assist in the case that agreement between the student and instructor cannot be reached. Accommodations should be agreed to as soon as possible, in the first week of class if not before. Retroactive accommodations are not permitted, so if this applies to you, be careful to seek assistance in this regard immediately. Illness and Absence If you experience medical, emotional, or personal problems that affect your attendance or academic performance, please notify Arts Academic Advising or your home Faculty s Advising Office. If you are registered with Access and Diversity, you should notify your instructor at least two weeks before examination dates. If you are planning to be absent for varsity athletics, family obligations, or other commitments, you should discuss your commitments with the instructor before the drop date. top course home Content provided by Leo K. Shin under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. Updated 1 January 2014

7 home > teaching > courses > 270 > lectures & assignments course home Term 1 Orientation: 1 2 Formations: 3 4 Orientations: 5 6 Exchanges: 7 8 Intermission Empires: Expansions: Term 2 (details to be provided) Reorientation: 1 Encounters: 2 3 Entanglements: 4 5 Intermission Revolutions: 7 8 Crossings: 9 10 Globalizations: Prospects ASIA 270/HIST 270: China in the World Lectures and Assignments Term 1 Orientation Sep. 3 (Tu) Imagine UBC (no class) Sep. 5 (Th) Overview History Writing Centre, especially the section "Primary Sources" ( /primary-sources). For students unfamiliar with Mandarin Chinese, see the online pronunciation guide (sites.fas.harvard.edu/~pinyin/index.html). Sep. 10 (Tu) Approaches to History Sep. 12 (Th) China in the World Jonathan Spence, "When Minds Met: China and the West in the Seventeenth Century" ( Focus: What do historians aspire to do? Formations Sep. 17 (Tu) The Tarim Mummies (ca BCE 200 CE) Sep. 19 (Th) Early "China" Patricia Buckley Ebrey, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China, 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), chap. 1. Selections (#1 2, 5 7, 9 12, 14, 17, 21, 26 28) from Sima Qian (d. 86 BCE), "Annals of the Five Emperors" (ctext.org/shiji/wu-di-ben-ji). (Recommended): Mysterious Mummies of China (1998; available online ( or at Koerner (DS719.M Video). Focus: How did early historians in China conceive of China's past (and how did the discovery of the mummies complicate such conceptions)? Sep. 24 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Sep. 26 (Th) Early China in Perspective Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 2. The British Museum and the BBC, "A History of the World in 100 Objects: Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel" ( Compare and contrast: "A History of the World in 100 Objects: Old Worlds, New Powers ( BC)" ( Discussion: What were some of the characteristics of early "Chinese" society?

8 Orientations Oct. 1 (Tu) Confucius ( BCE) Oct. 3 (Th) Early Chinese Orientations Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 3. "Confucian Teachings" in Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, ed. Patricia Buckley Ebrey, 2nd ed. (New York: The Free Press, 1993), Focus: What were some of the central concerns of early Chinese thinkers? Oct. 8 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Oct. 10 (Th) Chinese Orientations in Perspective Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 4. "Heaven, Earth, and Man," in Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, Discussion: How did early Chinese thinkers conceive of the relations between the state and the individuals? Exchanges Oct. 15 (Tu) Xuanzang ( ) Oct. 17 (Th) China's Cosmopolitanism Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 5. "Buddhist Doctrines and Practices" and "A Pilgrim's Visit to the Five Terraces Mountains," in Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, , Focus: To what extent was China transformed by Buddhism? Oct. 22 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Oct. 24 (Th) China's Cosmopolitanism in Perspective "The Merchant's Tale" and "The Princess's Tale," in Susan Whitfiled, Life Along the Silk Road (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1999), 27 54, Discussion: To what extent was China shaped by the exchanges along the "Silk Road"? Intermission Oct. 29 (Tu) Review Oct. 31 (Th) In-class Exercise #1 Empires Nov. 5 (Tu) Li Qingzhao ( ) Nov. 7 (Th) China's Empires Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 6. Marco Polo, "The Glories of Kinsay." Optional: "The Attractions of the Capital," in Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, Focus: From the point of view of Marco Polo, what was striking about China in the thirteenth century? Nov. 12 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Nov. 14 (Th) China's Empires in Perspective

9 Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 7. "A History of the World in 100 Objects: The David Vases" ( /b00st9zd). For short essay: "Tale of a Revolution: The Brilliance of Blue-and-White Porcelain" ( Discussion: What were some of the legacies of the Mongol Empire? Expansions Nov. 19 (Tu) Zheng He ( ) Nov. 21 (Th) China's Expansions Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 8. "Accounts of Bengal in Extensive Records on Four Foreign Lands," in Hawai'i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture, ed. Victor H. Mair, Nancy S. Steinhardt, and Paul R. Goldin (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2005), Focus: To what extent was China concerned about the outside world? Nov. 26 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Nov. 28 (Th) China's Expansions in Perspective Reading: "Summer: The Last Century ( )," in Timothy Brook, The Confusions of Pleasure (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998), pp Discussion: To what extent was Ming China part of the early modern world? Term 2 Reorientation Jan. 7 (Tu) Reorientation Jan. 9 (Th) The Qing Empire Joanna Waley-Cohen, "China and Catholicism in the Sixteenth through Eighteenth Centuries," in The Sextants of Beijing (New York: Norton, 1999), pp Focus: What were some of the characteristics of the Qing empire? Encounters Jan. 14 (Tu) Matteo Ricci ( ) Jan. 16 (Th) China's Encounters Matteo Ricci, The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (St. Louis: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1985), pp (# ). Focus: What were some of the challenges encountered by the Jesuits? Jan. 21 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Jan. 23 (Th) China's Encounters in Perspective Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, pp "Chinese Responses to Early Christian Contacts," in Wm. T. de Bary and Richard Lufrano, eds., Sources of Chinese Tradition, 2nd ed., vol. 2 (New York: Columbia University Press,

10 1999), Discussion: What accounted for the different responses to Christianity in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century China? Entanglements Jan. 28 (Tu) Qianlong Emperor (r )/George Macartney ( ) Jan. 30 (Th) China's Entanglements Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, pp Selections from "China and the Eighteenth-Century World," in Janet Chen and others, eds., The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection, 3rd ed. (New York: Norton, 2013). Focus: What were the sources of conflicts between the Qianlong emperor and Lord Macartney? Feb. 4 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Feb. 6 (Th) China's Entanglements in Perspective Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, pp Selections from "The First Clash with the West," in Janet Chen and others, eds., The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection, 3rd ed. (New York: Norton, 2013). Discussion: What contributed to the entanglements between China and the West? Intermission Feb. 11 (Tu) Review Feb. 13 (Th) In-class Exercise #2 Mid-term break (Feb ) Revolutions Feb. 25 (Tu) Qiu Jin ( ) Feb. 27 (Th) China's Revolutions Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 10. Selections from "The End of the Dynasty," in Janet Chen and others, eds., The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection, 3rd ed. (New York: Norton, 2013). Focus: What did the revolutionaries see as the fundamental needs of China? Mar. 4 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Mar. 6 (Th) China's Revolutions in Perspective Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 11. CHEN Ruoxi, "The Execution of Mayor Yin," in The Execution of Mayor Yin and Other Stories From the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2004). Discussion: To what extent had China transformed? Crossings Mar. 11 (Tu) Lim Boon Keng and Others Mar. 13 (Th) Chinese Crossings Philip A. Kuhn, Chinese Among Others: Emigration in Modern Times (Lanham, Md.: Rowman

11 & Littlefield, 2008), selections. LIM Boon Keng, "The Chinese in Malaya," in Present Day Impressions of the Far East and Prominent & Progressive Chinese at Home and Abroad : The History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources of China, Hongkong, Indo-China, Malaya and Netherlands India, ed. W. H. Morton-Cameron and W. Feldwick (London : Globe encyclopedia company, 1917). Focus: How did early "overseas Chinese" identify themselves? Mar. 18 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Mar. 20 (Th) Chinese Crossings in Perspective Selections from Denise Chong, Lives of the Family: Stories of Fate & Circumstance (Toronto : Random House Canada, 2013). Discussion: What were some of the characteristics of the Chinese diaspora? Globalizations Mar. 25 (Tu) Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) Mar. 27 (Th) China's Web Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, chap. 12. Ai Weiwei's Blog: Writings, Interviews, and Digital Rants ( ) (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011), selections. Focus: Why do people like Ai Weiwei matter? Apr. 1 (Tu) Environment/Technology/Objects Apr. 3 (Th) The Human Web Peter Hessler, "Car Town," The New Yorker (September 26, 2005). Peter Hessler, "Chinese Barbizon," The New Yorker (October 26, 2009) *both stories are in Peter Hessler, Strange Stones: Dispatches East and West (New York: Harper Perennial, 2013). Jianying Zha, "The Turtles," in Tide Players: The Movers and Shakers of a Rising China (New York: New Press, 2011), Discussion: How has increased global connectedness shaped China and the world around it? Prospects Apr. 8 (Tu) China in the 21st Century Ian Johnson, "Letter from Handan: In the Air," The New Yorker (December 2, 2013). Focus: Where goes China, and where goes the world? top course home Content provided by Leo K. Shin under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. Updated 1 January 2014

12 home > teaching > courses > 270 > requirements > turnitin course home notes on using Turnitin Turnitin homepage ASIA 270/HIST 270: China in the World Using Turnitin To reduce paper wastage, students are asked to submit their assignments electronically. Please follow the steps below: (Students who are already registered with Turnitin may skip to Step 3.) 1. Read background information for reasons to use Turnitin. 2. Follow guidelines for students (especially "Direct On-line Submission to TurnItIn") to create a user profile. 3. Log in. 4. Select "enroll in a class" and provide the following information: class/section ID: enrollment password: hist Select "13W-HIST 270" from the list. 6. Select "submit" (next to the appropriate assignment) to submit your assignment: A. Choose "file upload" (preferred) or "cut & paste" (remember to delete any identifying information from the original document before uploading). B. Provide the required information. C. Upload your file or copy and paste your document (including endnotes and bibliography, if applicable). D. Select "submit" and wait for confirmation. (If you are using Turnitin for the first time and want to get a sense of how the service works, you may submit a draft version of your assignment under "trial submission.") Notes on Using Turnitin: 1. Students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Turnitin service as soon as possible. 2. Students are responsible for the safekeeping of their own work and may be asked to submit hardcopies to the instructor. 3. Students who are unable to access Turnitin may submit their assignments to the instructor as attachments (which will then be forwarded to Turnitin). Please contact the instructor in advance. top course home Content provided by Leo K. Shin under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. Updated 1 September 2013