HISTORY OF CHINA 1

Chinese civilization from the origins to the Seventeenth century

The course aims at providing students with a general knowledge of the historical evolution of China from the pre-imperial period to the fall of the Ming dynasty (XVII century)

This is one of the mandatory courses within the China/Korea curricula of the Corso di Laurea in "Lingue, Culture e Società dell'Asia e dell'Africa Mediterranea"

A basic knowledge of the history of imperial China (to 17th century)

No specific basic requirements

The origins of the Chinese civilization: the three pre-imperial dynasties (Xia, Shang, Zhou)
The foundation of the centralized Empire: the Qin and Han dynasties
The Chinese empire: political, cultural and social institutions of ancient China
China in the Medieval era: from the fall of the Later Han to the Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty: politics, society and economy in the transition from the Middle Ages to
the Modern era
At the origins of modernity in China: the Song dynasty
The barbarian empires: from Liao to Yuan dynasties
China in the early modern period: the Ming dynasty

*Sabattini M. Santangelo P, Storia della Cina, Bari-Roma, Laterza, 2005 (Introduzione e capp. da I a VII inclusi, pp. 3-485)
*De Giorgi L, Samarani G., La Cina e la storia, Roma, Carocci, 2005 (capitolo 1, pp. 1-51)
*Wills J.E., Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History, Princeton University Press, 1994 (rev. 2012): solo le segg. sezioni: The First Emperor of China (pp. 22-50), Sima Qian (51-72), Wang Mang (72-89), Zhuge Liang (100-113), Empress Wu (127-148), Su Dongpo (149-167), Yue Fei (168-180)

Written examination with mostly multiple choices

Lectures, considering the high number of attending students

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development