HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA 1

Course objectives

General aims: The course aims to outline the political and institutional history of China from the 1911 revolution until the end of the Cultural revolution in 1969. Moreover it will focus on some political and institutional aspects of the period considered. Specific aims: a knowledge of the political, social and cultural dynamics of the period under study; the ability to contextualize single events within a broader framework of historical dynamics; the ability to deal with critical and interpretative literature on the basis of notions taught by the teacher; the ability to discuss or to submit papers about the period under study, also on the basis of oral and written exercises.

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EUGENIA MARINA MIRANDA Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The evaluation t will therefore be based on: - Ability to date and contextualize different historical phenomena; - Understanding of the content; - Ability to summarize and analyze issues and problems; - Ability to express oneself appropriately, using a language appropriate to the subject. Excellent marks will be awarded for the student's ability to date and contextualize the various historical and political phenomena, and to express an organic vision of the subjects dealt with in the lectures, with a good command of expression and specific language. A mnemonic knowledge of the subject, together with the ability to synthesize and analyze, articulated in correct but not always appropriate language, will lead to discrete marks. Gaps in training and/or inappropriate language - albeit in the context of minimal knowledge of the examination material - will result in marks that do not exceed 'adequate'. Training gaps, inappropriate language, lack of orientation within the bibliographical material offered during the course will be assessed negatively.
Prerequisites
A prior knowledge of Chinese history up to the 19th century
Books
John A. G. Roberts, Storia della Cina, Il Mulino (Le vie della Civiltà), Bologna, 2001, (V e VI capitolo); Guido Samarani, La Cina del Novecento - Dalla fine dell’impero a oggi, Einaudi, Torino, 2004 (capitoli da I a XII); Marie-Claire Bergère, La Cina dal 1949 ai giorni nostri, trad. it., Il Mulino (Le vie della Civiltà), Bologna, 2003 (capitoli da I a VIII);
Frequency
Two-hour lessons, twice a week, according to the guidelines set by the degree course
Exam mode
Oral interview
Lesson mode
Face-to-face lessons
  • Lesson code1055397
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseOriental languages and civilizations
  • CurriculumLingua cinese
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDL-OR/23
  • CFU6
  • Subject areaDiscipline storiche, geografiche e socio-antropologiche