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Course Description 2023-24
The Second World War was an axial moment in East Asia. This course places China in the wider context of a global Second World War.
The Second World War was an axial moment in East Asia. It reshaped the geopolitical contours of the region and it continues to have a deep impact on the historical identities of its citizens, the constitutions of its governments, and the high and low cultures of its societies. The focus is on China in this course; it places China in the wider context of a global Second World War, paying attention to the fighting itself and the changes that took place in its nature to explain the rise of the Chinese Communists. But students will also pay attention to literature, the press, and film and consider the aftermath of the war, including the difficulties of social and economic rehabilitation and the way these traumatic years are commemorated today in public events and museums.
Form and Conduct
This paper will consist of ten questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This description is subject to change, for the latest information, students should consult the Undergraduate Handbook available on the Faculty Intranet.