DOCSLIB.ORG

A History of Asia

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A History of Asia INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL/TEST BANK to accompany RHOADS MURPHEY A HISTORY OF ASIA Fifth Edition prepared by Christopher Gerteis Coastal Carolina University New York Boston San Francisco London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore Madrid Mexico City Munich Paris Cape Town Hong Kong Montreal This work is protected by United States copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning. Dissemination or sale of any part of this work (including on the World Wide Web) will destroy the integrity of the work and is not permitted. The work and materials from it should never be made available to students except by instructors using the accompanying text in their classes. All recipients of this work are expected to abide by these restrictions and to honor the intended pedagogical purposes and the needs of other instructors who rely on these materials. Instructor’s Manual to accompany Rhoads Murphey, A History of Asia, Fifth Edition Copyright ©2006 Pearson Education All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Instructors may reproduce portions of this book for classroom use only. All other reproductions are strictly prohibited without prior permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. ISBN: 0-321-35742-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10-OPM-08 07 06 05 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ……………………………………………………………………………….1 THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS...................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 3 Monsoon Asia as a Unit of Study CHAPTER 1................................................................................................................ 6 Prehistoric Asia CHAPTER 2.............................................................................................................. 12 Asian Religions and Their Cultures CHAPTER 3.............................................................................................................. 20 The Traditional Societies of Asia CHAPTER 4.............................................................................................................. 27 The Civilization of Ancient India CHAPTER 5.............................................................................................................. 35 The Civilization of Ancient China CHAPTER 6.............................................................................................................. 44 Medieval India CHAPTER 7.............................................................................................................. 50 Early and Medieval Southeast Asia CHAPTER 8.............................................................................................................. 57 China: A Golden Age CHAPTER 9.............................................................................................................. 63 Early, Classical, and Medieval Japan and Korea CHAPTER 10............................................................................................................ 72 Mughal India and Central Asia CHAPTER 11............................................................................................................ 79 New Imperial Splendor in China: The Ming Dynasty CHAPTER 12............................................................................................................ 86 The West Arrives in Asia CHAPTER 13............................................................................................................ 94 Manchu China and Tokugawa Japan CHAPTER 14........................................................................................................... 102 The Rise of British Power in India CHAPTER 15........................................................................................................... 111 The Triumph of Imperialism in Asia CHAPTER 16.......................................................................................................... 121 Subjugation, Nationalism, and Revolution in China and India CHAPTER 17.......................................................................................................... 130 The Struggle for Asia, 1920-1945 CHAPTER 18.......................................................................................................... 140 Revival and Revolution in Japan and China CHAPTER 19.......................................................................................................... 150 Korea and Southeast Asia in the Modern World CHAPTER 20.......................................................................................................... 161 South Asia: Independence, Political Division, and Development CHAPTER 21.......................................................................................................... 170 Asia at the Start of the Twenty-First Century PREFACE Most instructors have some academic background on at least one country or region of Asia but may not be learned in all regions and time periods. This instructor’s manual assumes that the instructor possesses little or no knowledge of the subject. We hope this manual will help instructors use A History of Asia to its full potential by allowing them to shape its use around a course (e.g., South Asia one semester/year, East Asia the next, or all of ancient Asia and then the modern era) as needed. Each chapter of this instructor’s manual is divided into four sections: 1. Outline of Main Ideas. This section identifies primary ideas, figures, and events contained in the respective A History of Asia chapter. After a chapter has been read, the chapter outlines can provide a review of key points. 2. Questions for Class Discussion. These questions, not included in the main text, are intended to provide instructors with supplemental information about certain topics for discussion and/or stimulate student interest in further research. 3. Essay Questions. These questions, also not included in the main text, may be used in class discussion and/or exam format. Basic answers can be gleaned from the text but may be supplemented by additional research (as the result of a homework assignment) or in the course of discussion between students. 4. Multiple Choice Questions. The multiple choice questions have been designed for use in testing or for reading quizzes. They emphasize basic factual recognition and analysis. THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS Questions for Class Discussion • Where is Asia relative to where we are now? East or West? North or South? • What is Asia? Who is Asian? • What are some of your impressions of (list a few countries)? • Why do you think you have these impressions? • What do you think your first impressions say about you? Introduction to the Different Geographical Regions of Asia • South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan • East Asia: China, Japan, North and South Korea, Taiwan • Peninsular Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma). (Myanmar is grouped with Southeast Asia due to shared cultural traits, even though geographically it is a part of South Asia.) • Island Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines • Northern/Central Asia: Mongolia along with the peoples of the western regions of China and those with Asian ties living in the former Soviet Union 2 INTRODUCTION Monsoon Asia as a Unit of Study It is imperative that students understand the significance of the monsoon. The majority of Asians work in agriculture, and for them the rains mean survival. QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION 1. Why do people celebrate the coming of the monsoon rains? • People are known to dance in the streets at the arrival of the monsoons, not only because the rains are vitally important to agriculture and thus life itself, but also because in some places they are notoriously unreliable. 2. What are some of the social similarities of monsoon Asia? • In general, the cultures of Monsoon Asia tend to distrust individualism and emphasize group effort and welfare. Most Asians highly value education and family networks. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the western borders of Asia? a. the Suez Canal b. the Persian Gulf c. the Ural Mountains d. the Bosphorus at Istanbul 2. The “Summer Monsoon” does NOT affect: a. India. b. Burma. c. Indonesia. d. Thailand. 3 3. The “Winter Monsoon” supplies rain for: a. China. b. Vietnam. c. Pakistan. d. Java. 4. The first Asian civilizations began: a. in and around river valleys. b. in the mountains. c. on the coast. d. in the southern island regions. 5. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a marginal region of China? a. Tibet b. Mongolia c. Bhutan d. Xinjiang 6. Which of the following is NOT a subregion of Monsoon Asia? a. Japan b. India c. China d. Siberia 7. Population densities in Asia are generally: a. high. b. low. c. about the same as those of the West. d. low, except for those of China. 8. In Monsoon Asia, which means of economic subsistence has generally dominated? a. agriculture b. commerce c. industry d. none of the above 9. In most Asian cultures, women married and moved in with their husbands’ families. The major exception is: a. China. b. Japan. c. India. d. Southeast Asia. 4 10. Which of the following is NOT widely or heavily valued within Asian cultures? a. education b. individual privacy c. family d. deference to age ANSWER SECTION 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A
Load more

Recommended publications
  • New Fall 2013
    FALL 2013 NEWSLETTER A message from San Duanmu, CCS Interim Director, 2012-13 Dear CCS Community, ast year, two major changes took place at the College and the International Institute, which have affected CCS in various ways. First, initiated by the Provost’s Office, Dennison is being transformed, from a heavily used but unattractive teaching building to an exemplar, modern, and multicultural learning center, to which all units of II are scheduled to move, including CCS. LThe final plan is still in the works. For example, we do not know how much space or what kind of space CCS will have. On the other hand, there are exciting new opportunities. For example, the combination of offices, classrooms, research events, and social space in the same building will be a great improvement from the current situation. In addition, space for visitors and study/meeting areas will likely promote interac- tions among faculty, students, and visitors. The other major change is prompted by budget cuts at various levels, in particular the continued decrease in Title IV funds from the Department of Education, which many II centers reply on. In response, the College decided to implement a new staff structure for II that is sustainable even without Title IV funds. In the new structure, each center is left with one full-time staff person (in the case of CCS, it is Ena Schlorff), and everyone else is moved to ‘shared services’. Under special circumstances, a center may request to hire additional staff, with the center’s own money. During the transition, CCS had to make some adjustments.
    [Show full text]
  • Astern Civilizations -- Regional Studies
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 043 537 SO 000 265 TITLE Social Studies, Grade 0, World Studies: !astern Civilizations -- Regional Studies. Course of Study and Related Learning Activities. Revised rdition. INSTITUTION NPw York City 9oard of Education, Prooklvn, N.Y. Pureau of Curriculum Development. SPONS AGENCY New York state Education Dept., Albany. Center for International Programs dnd Services. REPORT NO Curr-Mull-1060-i970-Ser-12 PUB DATE -10 NOTr nOFT.; History and Social Science Series AVAILABLE FP01 Poard of education of the City of New York, Publication Sales Office, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11201(S7. !O) Er)RS PRICE IMPS Price ME-$1.'0 PC trot Available from E! S. DESCRIPTORS African History, *Area Studios, Asian History, Concept Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies, Economics, Geography, *Grade 0, *Inductive Methods, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities, Multimedia Instruction, *Non Western Civilization, Political Science, Social Sciences, Social Studios Units, Sociology, *Fate Curriculum Guides, Values IDENTIFIERS Communist China, India, Japan, Middle East, USSR ABSTRACT ''he curriculum guide for non-western civilization area studies incorporates these major considerations: 1) the teachino of concepts rather than the accumulation of data, focusing on the development of critical thinking; 2)+he development of values, skills, and knowledge needed to cope with the Pressing social problems of today including: receptivity to change, international awareness, a committen+ to democratic values and
    [Show full text]
  • Tanking Reading Room Bibliography
    Adshead, Samuel Adrian M. The Modernization of the Chinese Salt Administration, 1900-1920. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. Ahern, Emily Martin. The Cult of the Dead in a Chinese Village. Stanford: Stanford Univ. P, 1973. Akita, George. Foundations of Constitutional Government in Modern Japan, 1868-1900. Harvard East Asian Series 23. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press, 1967. Alitto, Guy S. The Last Confucian: Liang Shu-Ming and the Chinese Dilemma of Modernity. Berkeley: Univ. of Calif. Pr, 1979. Allee, Mark A. Law and Local Society in Late Imperial China: Northern Taiwan in the Nineteenth Century. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Univ Press, 1994. Allen, G. C. A Short Economic History of Modern Japan. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1958. Ames, Roger T., and An Liu. The Art of Rulership: A Study in Ancient Chinese Political Thought. Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii Pr, 1983. ———. The Art of Rulership: A Study of Ancient Chinese Political Thought. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994. Amnesty International. China, Violations of Human Rights: Prisoners of Conscience and the Death Penalty in the People’s Republic of China. London, U.K.: Amnesty International Publications, 1984. Antony, Robert J. Like Froth Floating on the Sea: The World of Pirates and Seafarers in Late Imperial South China. China Research Monograph 56. Berkeley, Calif.: Institute of East Asian Studies, 2003. Antony, Robert J., and Jane Kate Leonard, eds. Dragons, Tigers, and Dogs: Qing Crisis Management and the Boundaries of State Power in Late Imperial China ; [Workshop on Qing Crisis Management and the Bonds of Civil Community, 1600 - 1914, Cumberland Falls, Kentucky, 8 - 11 October 1998].
    [Show full text]
  • Modern China, 1840-1972: an Introduction to Sources and Research Aids, by Andrew J
    THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES MICHIGAN PAPERS IN CHINESE STUDIES MODERN CHINA, 1840-1972 An Introduction to Sources and Research Aids Andrew J. Nathan East Asian Institute Columbia University Ann Arbor Center for Chinese Studies The University of Michigan 1973 Michigan Papers in Chinese Studies No. 14 Ubterv Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities/ Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program. Copyright © 1973 by Center for Chinese Studies The University of Michigan Printed in the United States of America ISBN 978-0-89264-014-0 (hardcover) ISBN 978-0-472-03826-8 (paper) ISBN 978-0-472-12790-0 (ebook) ISBN 978-0-472-90186-9 (open access) The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ To John K. Fairbank ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project began as a handout for a research seminar which I taught with Richard H. Solomon at the University of Mich- igan in the winter term, 1971. Charles W. Hayford, in reading over the first draft, suggested the possibility of publication. Pro- fessors Solomon and Albert Feuerwerker supported the idea, and, together with Wan Wei-ying, formed a committee to provide leads and guidance toward improving the manuscript. Important contri- butions were made by Douglas H. Coombs and Carney Fisher, who located and made initial annotations of many of the entries, and by Abraham T. C. Shen and Ronald Toby, who helped to check, verify, edit and revise. The index was prepared by Sybil Aldridge.
    [Show full text]
  • Mao's War Against Nature
    INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. UMI films the text directly from the original or copy submitted. Thus, some thesis and dissertation copies are in typewriter face, while others may be from any type of computer printer. The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleedthrough, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. in the unlikely event that the author did not send UMI a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if unauthorized copyright material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Oversize materials (e.g., maps, drawings, charts) are reproduced by sectioning the original, beginning at the upper left-hand comer and continuing from left to right in equal sections with small overlaps. Each original is also photographed in one exposure and is included in reduced form at the back of the book. Photographs included in the original manuscript have been reproduced xerographicaily in this copy. Higher quality 6” x 9” black and white photographic prints are available for any photographs or illustrations appearing in this copy for an additional charge. Contact UMI directly to order. Bell & Howell Information and Learning 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Artx>r, Ml 48106-1346 USA 800-521-0600 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. MAO’S WAR AGAINST NATURE: POLITICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN REVOLUTIONARY CHINA by Judith Shapiro submitted to the Faculty of the School of International Service of American University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations Chair; 4 'aul Wapner Kslag.
    [Show full text]
  • From Divergence to Convergence: Re-Evaluating the History Behind China’S Economic Boom
    Working Papers No. 158/12 From Divergence to Convergence: Re-evaluating the History Behind China’s Economic Boom Loren Brandt, Debin Ma, Thomas G. Rawski © Loren Brandt, Debin Ma, and Thomas G. Rawski January 2012 Department of Economic History London School of Economics Houghton Street London, WC2A 2AE Tel: +44 (0) 20 7955 7860 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7955 7730 2 From Divergence to Convergence: Re-evaluating the History Behind China’s Economic Boom1 By Loren Brandt, Debin Ma, and Thomas G. Rawski2 Abstract China’s long-term economic dynamics pose a formidable challenge to economic historians. The Qing Empire (1644-1911), the world’s largest national economy prior to the 19th century, experienced a tripling of population during the 17th and 18th centuries with no signs of diminishing per capita income. In some regions, the standard of living may have matched levels recorded in advanced regions of Western Europe. However, with the Industrial Revolution a vast gap emerged between newly rich industrial nations and China’s lagging economy. Only with an unprecedented growth spurt beginning in the late 1970s has the gap separating China from the global leaders been substantially diminished, and China regained its former standing among the world’s largest economies. This essay develops an integrated framework for understanding this entire history, including both the long period of divergence and the more recent convergent trend. The analysis sets out to explain how deeply embedded political and economic institutions that had contributed to a long process of extensive growth subsequently prevented China from capturing the benefits associated with new technologies and information arising from the Industrial Revolution.
    [Show full text]
  • THE. /Ourrml OF
    THE. /ourrml OF PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES, INC Volume XX, Number 1 November 1960 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. IP address: 170.106.35.229, on 29 Sep 2021 at 04:06:43, subject to the Cambridge Core terms of use, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms. https://doi.org/10.2307/2050068 THE ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES, INC. Formerly the Far Eastern Association, Inc. OFFICERSOF THE ASSOCIATION W. NORMAN BROWN, President HYMAN KUBLIN, Treasurer University of Pennsylvania Brooklyn College LAURISTON SHARP, Vice-President DELMER M. BROWN, Editor of Monographs, Cornell University University of California ROBERT I. CRANE, Secretary ROGER F. HACKETT, Editor of Journal University of Michigan Northwestern University DIRECTORS VIRGINIA T. ADLOFF (1958-1961) DANIEL H. H. INGALLS (1959-1962) New York City Harvard University JOHN F. CADY (1959-1962) CHARLES O. HUCKER (1960-1963) Ohio University University of Arizona NORTON GINSBURG (1958-1961) ROBERT A. SCALAPINO (1960-1963) University of Chicago University of California JOHN W. HALL (1958-1961) MILTON B. SINGER (1960-1963) University of Michigan University of Chicago DOUGLAS G. HARING (1959-1962) C. MARTIN WILBUR (1958-1961) Syracuse University Columbia University JAMES R. HIGHTOWEK (1960-1963) CHITOSHI YANAGA (1959-1962) Harvard University Yale University JOHN K. FAIRBANK (Honorary) GEORGE B. CRESSEY (Honorary) Harvard University Syracuse University COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN KNIGHT BIGGERSTAFF, Nominating HILARY CONROY, Program Cornell University University of Pennsylvania WARD MOREHOUSE, Membership The Asia Society EDITORS OF THE JOURNAL ROGER F. HACKETT, Editor MYRON WEINER, Assistant Editor Northwestern University University of Chicago ALBERT FEUERWERKER, Associate Editor RHOADS MURPHEY, Book Reviews University of Michigan University of Washington G.
    [Show full text]
  • News of the Profession
    NEWS OF THE PROFESSION Annual Report of the Association for Asian Studies, 1960-1961 This report covers the period March 31, Society, the Association has taken an active i960, through March 31, 1961. It summarizes interest in the meetings of the International the major institutional aspects of the Associa- Congress of Orientalists and has helped to tion and the prominent developments of the secure assistance for American scholars who year in the affairs of the Association. It is in- participate in the sessions of the Congress. tended primarily as a report to the member- Since 1941 the Association has been a con- ship, but should convey to others the aims and stituent society of the American Council of activities of the Association. Learned Societies. The Association for Asian Studies came into The Association is dedicated to the view that formal existence as the Far Eastern Association Asian studies of a sound character are essential on April 2, 1948. In February 1957, the name to the scholarly life of the nation and that an of the Association was changed to the present improved understanding of Asia is required title, signifying the expansion of the schol- in the national interest. The Board of Direc- arly interest of the Association to include tors of the Association regularly reviews the southern Asia. At present the Association needs in the field and the capabilities of the stands as the leading scholarly organiza- Association in terms of those needs. It is the tion in the field of Asian studies in the aim of the Association to fulfill its obligations United States.
    [Show full text]
  • Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing Expansion, by Jodi L
    STUDIES ON ETHNIC GROUPS IN CHINA Stevan Harrell, Editor STUDIES ON ETHNIC GROUPS IN CHINA Cultural Encounters on China’s Ethnic Frontiers, edited by Stevan Harrell Guest People: Hakka Identity in China and Abroad, edited by Nicole Constable Familiar Strangers: A History of Muslims in Northwest China, by Jonathan N. Lipman Lessons in Being Chinese: Minority Education and Ethnic Identity in Southwest China, by Mette Halskov Hansen Manchus and Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861–1928, by Edward J. M. Rhoads Ways of Being Ethnic in Southwest China, by Stevan Harrell Governing China’s Multiethnic Frontiers, edited by Morris Rossabi On the Margins of Tibet: Cultural Survival on the Sino-Tibetan Frontier, by Åshild Kolås and Monika P. Th owsen Th e Art of Ethnography: A Chinese “Miao Album,” translation by David M. Deal and Laura Hostetler Doing Business in Rural China: Liangshan’s New Ethnic Entrepreneurs, by Th omas Heberer Communist Multiculturalism: Ethnic Revival in Southwest China, by Susan K. McCarthy Religious Revival in the Tibetan Borderlands: Th e Premi of Southwest China, by Koen Wellens In the Land of the Eastern Queendom: Th e Politics of Gender and Ethnicity on the Sino-Tibetan Border, by Tenzin Jinba Empire and Identity in Guizhou: Local Resistance to Qing Expansion, by Jodi L. Weinstein China’s New Socialist Countryside: Modernity Arrives in the Nu River Valley, by Russell Harwood Empire and Identity in Guizhou Local Resistance to Qing Expansion ※ JODI L. WEINSTEIN UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS / SEATTLE AND LONDON Publication of this book was supported by a generous grant from the Association for Asian Studies First Book Subvention Program.
    [Show full text]
  • A History of Asia
    INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL/TEST BANK to accompany RHOADS MURPHEY A HISTORY OF ASIA Fifth Edition prepared by Christopher Gerteis Coastal Carolina University New York Boston San Francisco London Toronto Sydney Tokyo Singapore Madrid Mexico City Munich Paris Cape Town Hong Kong Montreal This work is protected by United States copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning. Dissemination or sale of any part of this work (including on the World Wide Web) will destroy the integrity of the work and is not permitted. The work and materials from it should never be made available to students except by instructors using the accompanying text in their classes. All recipients of this work are expected to abide by these restrictions and to honor the intended pedagogical purposes and the needs of other instructors who rely on these materials. Instructor’s Manual to accompany Rhoads Murphey, A History of Asia, Fifth Edition Copyright ©2006 Pearson Education All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Instructors may reproduce portions of this book for classroom use only. All other reproductions are strictly prohibited without prior permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. ISBN: 0-321-35742-6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10-OPM-08 07 06 05 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ……………………………………………………………………………….1 THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS...................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Culture History of the German Gulch Chinese
    University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers Graduate School 2001 Culture history of the German Gulch Chinese Garren J. Meyer The University of Montana Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Meyer, Garren J., "Culture history of the German Gulch Chinese" (2001). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 5858. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/5858 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Maureen and Mike MANSFIELD LIBRARY The University of Montana Permission is granted by the author to reproduce this material in its entirety, provided that this material is used for scholarly purposes and is properly cited in published works and reports. **Please check "Yes" or "No" and provide signature Yes, I grant permission No, I do not grant permission Author’s Signature: Date: 1 - 0 I____ Any copying for commercial purposes or financial gain may be undertaken only with the author's explicit consent. 8/98 A CULTURE HISTORY OF THE GERMAN GULCH CHINESE by Garren Meyer B.A. University of Montana, 1992 Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts University of Montana 2001 Chairman, Board oj Examiners ? A , 2 0 0 \_______ •ate Dean, Graduate School ( 2 - ( Date UMI Number: EP36659 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted.
    [Show full text]
  • Re-Evaluating the History Behind China's Economic Boom
    Working Papers No. 175/13 From Divergence to Convergence: Re-evaluating the History Behind China’s Economic Boom Loren Brandt, Debin Ma, and Thomas G. Rawski © Loren Brandt, Debin Ma, and Thomas G. Rawski March 2013 Department of Economic History London School of Economics Houghton Street London, WC2A 2AE Tel: +44 (0) 20 7955 7860 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7955 7730 2 From Divergence to Convergence: Re-evaluating the History Behind China’s Economic Boom1 By Loren Brandt, Debin Ma, and Thomas G. Rawski2 This version: Jan. 23, 2013 ABSTRACT China’s long-term economic dynamics pose a formidable challenge to economic historians. The Qing Empire (1644-1911), the world’s largest national economy before 1800, experienced a tripling of population during the 17th and 18th centuries with no signs of diminishing per capita income. While the timing remains in dispute, a vast gap emerged between newly rich industrial nations and China’s lagging economy in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. Only with an unprecedented growth spurt beginning in the late 1970s did this great divergence separating China from the global leaders substantially diminish, allowing China to regain its former standing among the world’s largest economies. This essay develops an integrated framework for understanding that entire history, including both the divergence and the recent convergent trend. We explain how deeply embedded political and economic institutions that contributed to a long process of extensive growth before 1800 subsequently prevented China from capturing the benefits associated with the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century, the gradual erosion of these historic constraints and of new obstacles erected by socialist planning eventually opened the door to China’s current boom.
    [Show full text]