110-027 Chinese Studies: Culture and Environment

Note

Formerly available as 158-104. Students who have completed 158-104 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

1st year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr L Mayo

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Two hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This introductory subject examines Chinese society and culture by looking at the relationship between cultural systems and the physical environment. It addresses the long-term development of social and intellectual structures in China in relation to patterns of spatial and temporal organisation. Students should gain a foundation for further study of Chinese society and culture and specific skills in the writing of essays.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

  • Patricia Buckley Ebrey, The Cambridge Illustrated History of China. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
  • Ray Huang, China: A Macro History. ME Sharpe, 1997.


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