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China (Part 7): Invasions, Rebellions, and the End of Imperial China at https://www.edx.org/course/china-part... China (Part 8): Creating Modern China: The Birth of a Nation at https://www.edx.org/course/china-part... China (Part 9): Communist Liberations at https://www.edx.org/course/china-part... Enroll in China (Part 10): Greater China Today: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from HarvardX at https://www.edx.org/course/china-part... China's past, present, and future: through history, geography, philosophies, literature, politics, economy, art, and ecology. About this Course Modern China presents a dual image: a society transforming itself through economic development and infrastructure investment that aspires to global leadership; and the world's largest and oldest bureaucratic state, with multiple traditions in its cultural, economic, and political life. The modern society and state that is emerging in China bears the indelible imprint of China's historical experience, of its patterns of philosophy and religion, and of its social and political thought. These themes are discussed in order to understand China in the twenty-first century and as a great world civilization that developed along lines different from those of the Mediterranean. The modern period of ChinaX explores China’s transformation from empire to nation; its dramatic encounter with the era of imperialism; the rise of alternative models for a modern China; and the prospects for Chinese leadership in the 21st century. ChinaX makes the riches of Harvard's collections and the expertise of its faculty accessible to learners worldwide. We will engage intellectual and religious trends, material and political culture, the local diversity and the national unity, art and literature, and China’s economic and political transformation— past, present and future. This is the tenth of ten ChinaX "Mini-Courses" that collectively span over 6,000 years of history. Each mini-course consists of 4 to 8 weekly "modules," each with videos, readings, interactive engagements, assessments, and discussion forums.
