TY - BOOK AU - Baum, Richard ED - University of California, Los Angeles ED - The Teaching Company TI - The Fall and Rise of China / SN - 1598036416 (dvd) PY - 2010/// CY - Chantilly, VA : PB - The Teaching Company, KW - History KW - China KW - Modern history KW - The rise and fall of China KW - Civilization N1 - 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 N2 - "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 UR - https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/fall-and-rise-of-china.html UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S26C737171 ER -