PLM4290 - China: The quest for modernisation
12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL
Postgraduate Faculty of Arts
Leader(s): Dennis Woodward
Offered
Clayton First semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
A study of China's attempts to modernise in the wake of the Western impact last century emphasising the political economy. Key historical debates and the various development strategies pursued in China since 1949. Critical examination of the Soviet-inspired First Five Year Plan, the 'Maoist' programs of the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, and the various gyrations of the post-Mao 'reforms' constitute the main body of the subject.
Assessment
Essay (6000 words): 50%
Seminar presentation and participation: 10%
Examination (3 hours): 40%
Contact hours
2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week
Prohibitions
13 October 2017
19 December 2024