The Fall and Rise of China /
Richard Baum ; The Teaching Company.
- 1st ed.
- Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2010.
- 8 DVDs (1440 min) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in + 1 Course Guidebook (224 p. : ill. ; 19 cm).
- The Great Courses .
Includes a biography of the author, a course scope, and bibliographical references.
"China - the world's oldest continuous civilization - has undergone an astonishing transformation in a brief span of recent history. Since the collapse of its once-glorious empire in 1911, China has seen decades of epic turmoil and upheavals, emerging in the new century as both an authoritarian megastate and an economic powerhouse, poised to become an imposing global force" (Publisher's Website). DVD CONTENTS: Disc 1: Lecture 1. The Splendor that was China, 600-1700 Lecture 2. Malthus and Manchu Hubris, 1730-1800 Lecture 3. Barbarians at the Gate, 1800-1860 Lecture 4. Rural Misery and Rebellion, 1842-1860 Lecture 5. The Self-Strengthening Movement, 1860-1890 Lecture 6. Hundred Days of Reform and the Boxer Uprising Disc 2:
Lecture 7. The End of Empire, 1900-1911 Lecture 8. The Failed Republic, 1912-1919 Lecture 9. The Birth of Chinese Communism, 1917-1925 Lecture 10. Chiang, Mao, and Civil War, 1926-1934 Lecture 11. The Republican Experiment, 1927-1937 Lecture 12. "Resist Japan!" 1937-1945 Disc 3: Lecture 13. Chiang's Last Stand, 1945-1949 Lecture 14. "The Chinese People Have Stood Up!" Lecture 15. Korea, Taiwan, and the Cold War, 1950-1954 Lecture 16. Socialist Transformation, 1953-1957 Lecture 17. Cracks in the Monolith, 1957-1958 Lecture 18. The Great Leap Forward, 1958-1960 Disc 4:
Lecture 19. Demise of the Great Leap Forward, 1959-1962 Lecture 20. "Never Forget Class Struggle!" 1962-1965 Lecture 21. "Long Live Chairman Mao!", 1964-1965 Lecture 22. Mao's Last Revolution Begins, 1965-1966 Lecture 23. The Children's Crusade, 1966-1967 Lecture 24. The Storm Subsides, 1968-1969 Disc 5:
Lecture 25. The Sino-Soviet War of Nerves, 1964-1969 Lecture 26. Nixon, Kissinger, and China, 1969-1972 Lecture 27. Mao's Deterioration and Death, 1971-1976 Lecture 28. The Legacy of Mao Zedong - an Appraisal Lecture 29. The Post-Mao Interregnum, 1976-1977 Lecture 30. Hua Guofeng and the Four Modernizations Disc 6: Lecture 31. Deng Takes Command, 1978-1979 Lecture 32. The Historic Third Plenum, 1978 Lecture 33. The "Normalization" of U.S.-China Relations Lecture 34. Deng Consolidates his Power, 1979-1980 Lecture 35. Socialist Democracy and the Rule of Law Lecture Lecture 36. Burying Mao, 1981-1983 Disc 7: Lecture 37. "To Get Rich is Glorious", 1982-1986 Lecture 38. The Fault Lines of Reform, 1984-1987 Lecture 39. The Road to Tiananmen, 1987-1989 Lecture 40. The Empire Strikes Back, 1989 Lecture 41. After the Deluge, 1989-1992 Lecture 42. The "Roaring Nineties", 1992-1999 Disc 8: Lecture 43. The Rise of Chinese Nationalism, 1993-2001 Lecture 44. China's Lost Territories - Taiwan, Hong Kong Lecture 45. China in the New Millennium, 2000-2008 Lecture 46. China's Information Revolution Lecture 47. "One World, One Dream", the 2008 Olympics Lecture 48. China's Rise - the Sleeping Giant Stirs
"China - the world's oldest continuous civilization - has undergone an astonishing transformation in a brief span of recent history. Since the collapse of its once-glorious empire in 1911, China has seen decades of epic turmoil and upheavals, emerging in the new century as both an authoritarian megastate and an economic powerhouse, poised to become an imposing global force" (Publisher's Website). DVD CONTENTS:
Part 1
Disc 1: Lecture 1. The Splendor that was China, 600-1700 Lecture 2. Malthus and Manchu Hubris, 1730-1800 Lecture 3. Barbarians at the Gate, 1800-1860 Lecture 4. Rural Misery and Rebellion, 1842-1860 Lecture 5. The Self-Strengthening Movement, 1860-1890 Lecture 6. Hundred Days of Reform and the Boxer Uprising
Disc 2: Lecture 7. The End of Empire, 1900-1911 Lecture 8. The Failed Republic, 1912-1919 Lecture 9. The Birth of Chinese Communism, 1917-1925 Lecture 10. Chiang, Mao, and Civil War, 1926-1934 Lecture 11. The Republican Experiment, 1927-1937 Lecture 12. "Resist Japan!" 1937-1945
Part 2
Disc 3: Lecture 13. Chiang's Last Stand, 1945-1949 Lecture 14. "The Chinese People Have Stood Up!" Lecture 15. Korea, Taiwan, and the Cold War, 1950-1954 Lecture 16. Socialist Transformation, 1953-1957 Lecture 17. Cracks in the Monolith, 1957-1958 Lecture 18. The Great Leap Forward, 1958-1960
Disc 4: Lecture 19. Demise of the Great Leap Forward, 1959-1962 Lecture 20. "Never Forget Class Struggle!" 1962-1965 Lecture 21. "Long Live Chairman Mao!", 1964-1965 Lecture 22. Mao's Last Revolution Begins, 1965-1966 Lecture 23. The Children's Crusade, 1966-1967 Lecture 24. The Storm Subsides, 1968-1969
Part 3
Disc 5: Lecture 25. The Sino-Soviet War of Nerves, 1964-1969 Lecture 26. Nixon, Kissinger, and China, 1969-1972 Lecture 27. Mao's Deterioration and Death, 1971-1976 Lecture 28. The Legacy of Mao Zedong - an Appraisal Lecture 29. The Post-Mao Interregnum, 1976-1977 Lecture 30. Hua Guofeng and the Four Modernizations
Disc 6: Lecture 31. Deng Takes Command, 1978-1979 Lecture 32. The Historic Third Plenum, 1978 Lecture 33. The "Normalization" of U.S.-China Relations Lecture 34. Deng Consolidates his Power, 1979-1980 Lecture 35. Socialist Democracy and the Rule of Law Lecture Lecture 36. Burying Mao, 1981-1983
Part 4
Disc 7: Lecture 37. "To Get Rich is Glorious", 1982-1986 Lecture 38. The Fault Lines of Reform, 1984-1987 Lecture 39. The Road to Tiananmen, 1987-1989 Lecture 40. The Empire Strikes Back, 1989 Lecture 41. After the Deluge, 1989-1992 Lecture 42. The "Roaring Nineties", 1992-1999
Disc 8: Lecture 43. The Rise of Chinese Nationalism, 1993-2001 Lecture 44. China's Lost Territories - Taiwan, Hong Kong Lecture 45. China in the New Millennium, 2000-2008 Lecture 46. China's Information Revolution Lecture 47. "One World, One Dream", the 2008 Olympics Lecture 48. China's Rise - the Sleeping Giant Stirs
1598036416 (dvd)
History --China. Modern history--The rise and fall of China. China--Civilization.