KSCA027 History of China (to the end of 18th c.)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mag. phil. Ute Wallenböck, Dr. phil.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 D31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
This course outlines the major events in Chinese history from the Neolithic period until the end of the Qianlong reign, with emphasis on political and cultural history.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand the basics of Chinese historical politics and culture;
understand the essential terminology of Chinese historiography;
understand the importance of Chinese history for contemporary problems
Syllabus
  • • Early History – Origins of Chinese Civilization
  • • Classical China – Daosim, Confucianism, popular religions
  • • China and Inner Asia
  • • Center and Periphery
  • • Sui and Tang – Buddhism, Christianity, …
  • • China as part of the Mongol Empire (Marco Polo, Pax Mongolica, ….)
  • • Ming Dynasty and the expansion
  • • Qing Dynasty
Literature
    required literature
  • ROSSABI, Morris. A history of China. First published. Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell, 2014, xxvi, 426. ISBN 9781577181132. info
    recommended literature
  • LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Čína. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 223 s. ISBN 8072771094. info
  • OLIVOVÁ, Lucie and XU SHU´AN. Vývoj správního systému v Číně. 1st ed. Praha: Karlova univerzita, 2000, 110 pp. ISBN 80-246-0093-5. info
  • PALÁT, Augustin and Jaroslav PRŮŠEK. Středověká Čína : společnost a zvyky v době dynastií Sung a Jüan. Praha: DharmaGaia, 2001, 379 s. ISBN 8085905396. info
  • MALINA, Jaroslav. První císař: Tvůrce Číny a osmého divu světa (The First Emperor: Creator of China and of the World’s Eighth Wonder). 2. přepracované vydání. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2004, 295 pp. bez edice. ISBN 80-7204-298-X. info
  • KOLMAŠ, Josef. Pojednání o věcech čínských. Vydání první. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2015, 271 stran. ISBN 9788074296291. info
  • http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/history.html
  • LO, Jung-pang. China as a sea power 1127-1368 : a preliminary survey of the maritime expansion and naval exploits of the Chinese people during the Southern Song and Yuan periods. Edited by Bruce A. Elleman. 1st pub. Singapore: NUS Press, 2012, xx, 378. ISBN 9789971695057. info
  • BROOK, Timothy. The troubled empire : China in the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010, 329 s. ISBN 9780674046023. info
  • China between empiresthe northern and southern dynasties. Edited by Mark Edward Lewis. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009, 340 p. ISBN 0674026055. info
  • LEWIS, Mark Edward. China's cosmopolitan empire : the Tang dynasty. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009, 356 s. ISBN 9780674033061. info
  • ROWE, William T. China's last empire : the great Qing. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009, 360 s. ISBN 9780674036123. info
  • KUHN, Dieter. The age of Confucian rule : the song transformation of China. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009, 356 s. ISBN 9780674031463. info
  • LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Dějiny Číny, Taiwanu a Tibetu v datech. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2008, 782 s. ISBN 9788072773640. info
  • LEWIS, Mark Edward. The early Chinese empires : Qin and Han. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007, 321 s. ISBN 9780674057340. info
  • BROOK, Timothy. Čtvero ročních dob dynastie Ming : Čína v období 1368-1644. Translated by Vladimír Liščák. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Vyšehrad, 2003, 362 s. ISBN 8070215836. info
  • EBREY, Patricia Buckley. The Cambridge illustrated history of China. 1st pbk. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, 352 s. ISBN 9780521669917. info
  • FAIRBANK, John King. Dějiny Číny. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998, 656 s. ISBN 80-7106-249-9. info
  • Chinese civilization : a sourcebook. Edited by Patricia Buckley Ebrey. 2. ed., rev. and expanded. New York: Free Press, 1993, xix, 524. ISBN 002908752X. info
    not specified
  • ROSSABI, Morris. A History of China. Blackwell Publ. 2014. 426 s. ISBN 978-1-55786-078-1.
  • KOLMAŠ, Josef and Jaroslav MALINA. Panoráma biologické a sociokulturní antropologie 21: Čína z antropologické perspektivy (Panorama of Biological and Sociocultural Anthropology 21: China from Anthropological Perspective). Editor: Jaroslav Malina. Brno (CZ): Nadace Universitas Masarykiana v Brně, nakladatelství a vydavatelství Nauma v Brně, 2005, 475 pp. Modulové učební texty pro studenty antropologie. ISBN 80-210-3218-9. info
  • POKORA, Timoteus. Čchin Š'chuang-ti. 1. vyd. V Praze: Orbis, 1967, 218 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures in English
Assessment methods
Written test (final) consisting of ca 20 questions, minimum pass level 69 %. Passing the test results in 4, or 5 credits, according to the student´s registration. Those who registered Examination may have to pass an oral exam, too.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují zkoušku.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Posluchači JEDNOOBOROVÉHO studia Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují zkoušku. Posluchači DVOUOBOROVÉHO studia Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují kolokvium. Posluchačům mimo Kulturní studia Číny je doporučeno kolokvium.
Teacher's information
See also: http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/history.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Spring 2025.
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