The course of history of Eastern and South Eastern Asia falls within the domain of the complementary learning activities of the Degree Course in Languages and Cultural-Linguistic Mediation, specifically among the complementary activities aiming at providing basic notions in the historical-political field.
The course aims to provide skills for the critical analysis of Chinese and Far Eastern history through the illustration and comparison between the Chinese Imperial era and the Republican period. It also aims to provide a knowledge of the cultural traditions, both Chinese and external, and their influence on the codification and legitimization of the Chinese imperial political culture before the transition to a national culture and up to the development of a modern Chinese state within the international order.
Expected learning outcomes:
Students will be able to critically analyze Chinese and Far Eastern history through the illustration and the comparison between the Chinese Imperial era and the Republican period. They will be acquainted with the cultural traditions, both Chinese and external, and their influence on the codification and legitimization of the imperial political culture before the transition to a national culture.
The course aims to provide skills for the critical analysis of Chinese and Far Eastern history through the illustration and comparison between the Chinese Imperial era and the Republican period. It also aims to provide a knowledge of the cultural traditions, both Chinese and external, and their influence on the codification and legitimization of the Chinese imperial political culture before the transition to a national culture and up to the development of a modern Chinese state within the international order.
Expected learning outcomes:
Students will be able to critically analyze Chinese and Far Eastern history through the illustration and the comparison between the Chinese Imperial era and the Republican period. They will be acquainted with the cultural traditions, both Chinese and external, and their influence on the codification and legitimization of the imperial political culture before the transition to a national culture.
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The last imperial dynasty.
European colonialism in East Asia and China.
The birth of the Republic. Sun Yat-sen and Chinese nationalism.
Social and cultural transformations in the early decades of the 20th century.
The establishment of the hegemony of the Chinese Nationalist Party.
The birth and development of the communist movement in China.
China in World War II.
The Civil War.
The People's Republic of China (PRC)-1949.
The PRC in the global context from the Cold War to the age of globalisation.
The Republic of China in Taiwan.
Taiwan.
Samarani G., La Cina contemporanea. Dalla fine dell'Impero ad oggi. Torino, Einaudi, 2004
Vogelsang, Kai. Cina. Una storia millenaria. Torino: Einaudi, 2014.
Recommended texts
Fiori A., Milani M., Passeri A., Asia. Storia, istituzioni e relazioni internazionali. Firenze: Le Monnier Università, 2022.
Collotti Pischel E., Storia dell’Asia Orientale. 1850-1949. Roma: Carocci, 2004.
Congiu F., Onnis B., Fino all'ultimo Stato. La battaglia diplomatica tra Cina e Taiwan. Roma: Carocci, 2022.
Samarani G, Graziani S., La Cina rossa. Storia del Partito comunista cinese, Laterza, 2023
Antonelli Federico Roberto, Il diritto cinese: dall'antica alla nuova via della seta, Libreria Universitaria, Padova 2020
Chiang Kai-shek and His Time. New Historical and Historiographical Perspectives. Edited by Laura De Giorgi and Guido Samarani, Edizioni Ca’ Foscari, 2017.
Samarani G., La rivoluzione in cammino. La Cina della Lunga Marcia, Salerno Editrice, 2018.
Further readings will be indicated in the course of the lectures.
Programme
Ancient and Imperial China.The last imperial dynasty.
European colonialism in East Asia and China.
The birth of the Republic. Sun Yat-sen and Chinese nationalism.
Social and cultural transformations in the early decades of the 20th century.
The establishment of the hegemony of the Chinese Nationalist Party.
The birth and development of the communist movement in China.
China in World War II.
The Civil War.
The People's Republic of China (PRC)-1949.
The PRC in the global context from the Cold War to the age of globalisation.
The Republic of China in Taiwan.
Taiwan.
Core Documentation
Compulsory textsSamarani G., La Cina contemporanea. Dalla fine dell'Impero ad oggi. Torino, Einaudi, 2004
Vogelsang, Kai. Cina. Una storia millenaria. Torino: Einaudi, 2014.
Recommended texts
Fiori A., Milani M., Passeri A., Asia. Storia, istituzioni e relazioni internazionali. Firenze: Le Monnier Università, 2022.
Collotti Pischel E., Storia dell’Asia Orientale. 1850-1949. Roma: Carocci, 2004.
Congiu F., Onnis B., Fino all'ultimo Stato. La battaglia diplomatica tra Cina e Taiwan. Roma: Carocci, 2022.
Samarani G, Graziani S., La Cina rossa. Storia del Partito comunista cinese, Laterza, 2023
Antonelli Federico Roberto, Il diritto cinese: dall'antica alla nuova via della seta, Libreria Universitaria, Padova 2020
Chiang Kai-shek and His Time. New Historical and Historiographical Perspectives. Edited by Laura De Giorgi and Guido Samarani, Edizioni Ca’ Foscari, 2017.
Samarani G., La rivoluzione in cammino. La Cina della Lunga Marcia, Salerno Editrice, 2018.
Further readings will be indicated in the course of the lectures.
Attendance
Frequency is recommended.Type of evaluation
The assessment of learning outcomes will take place through an oral exam. The examination will aim to assess the following aspects in detail: The mastery of chronology, periodization and key events and personalities in modern and contemporary Chinese history. The ability to contextualise a particular event, institution or personality in the temporal and geographical context of Chinese history from the late empire to the present day. The ability to identify and understand the main factors that have influenced processes and events in modern and contemporary Chinese history. The knowledge and ability to critically analyse the texts indicated in the bibliography.