East Asian Languages&Cultures - Politics and Society in China

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Examines the epochal changes that have occurred in China from Deng Xiaoping's rise to power in 1978 to the present. Includes a focus on the historical background of the revolutionary period before examining the political and economic changes that spawned the 1989 "pro-democracy" movement and the events at Tiananmen Square. The course includes an analysis of the events of the 1990s focusing on U.S.-China political and economic relations and the destabilizing effects of inflation, infrastructural reform, political and economic decentralization, and leadership succession. A previous course on China is helpful, but not mandatory. Students will be guided throughout the course to develop a synthesizing research project that draws from other courses. Not open to students with credit in POLS 468. (Same as POLS 668.)