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This course is a survey of modern Chinese history focusing primarily on the nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries (1800-1950). The course will explore the momentous changes in the relationship between state and society from the decline and eventual collapse of the Qing dynasty to the earlies...
Studying history at George Mason will provide you with a broad perspective on the contemporary world and the events that have shaped it. As a history major, you will hone your skills in collecting, interpreting, and communicating information. Our department is home to specialists on every region of t...
Michael G. Chang is a specialist in the history of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). He received his A.B. in sociology and East Asian Studies from Princeton University and his Ph.D in Chinese history from the University of California, San Diego. In addition to a full-length monograph, A Court on Horsebac...
This is a survey of Chinese history from the disintegration of the Han empire at the turn of the third century (200 CE) to the founding of the Qing empire in the late seventeenth century (1640s-1680s). The course introduces students to the most significant political, social, economic, and cultural d...
As an art history major at Mason, you'll investigate works of art to learn about how and why they were made, and about the people who made them. You'll study art as a form of personal expression and a record of its historical moment by understanding not only the artwork's aesthetic qualities, but als...