Name: Understanding China, 1700-2000: A Data Analytic Approach, Part 1
Brand: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Rating: 4.7 (33 reviews)

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About the Course

The purpose of this course is to summarize new directions in Chinese history and social science produced by the creation and analysis of big
historical datasets based on newly opened Chinese archival holdings, and to organize this knowledge in a framework that encourages learning
about China in comparative perspective. Our course demonstrates how a new scholarship of discovery is redefining what is singular about
modern China and modern Chinese history. Current understandings of human history and social theory are based largely on Western
experience or on non-Western experience seen through a Western lens. This course offers alternative perspectives derived fr... ...

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May 25, 2017

I loved the course. It gave me a totally different view of pre-revolution China. Even though I am not intoquantitative data, I still learned from the conclusions and interpretations of the data.

May 16, 2023

This course has helped me to understand China through different dimensions. Teaching module and data elaboration are up to the mark.

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