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    (By Richard Baum)

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    “Book Descriptions: The Fall and Rise of China, taught by China expert and Professor Richard Baum of the University of California, Los Angeles, brings to vivid life the human struggles, the titanic political upheavals, and the spectacular speed of China's modern rebirth. Offering multilevel insight into one of the most astounding real-life dramas of modern history, The Fall and Rise of China weaves together the richly diverse developments and sociopolitical currents that created the China we now see in the headlines.

    As we enter what some are already calling the "Chinese century," the role of China is deeply fundamental to our reading of the direction of world civilization and history. In 48 penetrating lectures, The Fall and Rise of China takes you to the heart of the events behind China's new global presence, leaving you with a clear view of both the story itself and its critical implications for our world.

    Course Lecture Titles
    48 Lectures, 30 minutes per lecture
    1. The Splendor That Was China, 600–1700
    2. Malthus and Manchu Hubris, 1730–1800
    3. Barbarians at the Gate, 1800–1860
    4. Rural Misery and Rebellion, 1842–1860
    5. The Self-Strengthening Movement, 1860–1890
    6. Hundred Days of Reform and the Boxer Uprising
    7. The End of Empire, 1900–1911
    8. The Failed Republic, 1912–1919
    9. The Birth of Chinese Communism, 1917–1925
    10. Chiang, Mao, and Civil War, 1926–1934
    11. The Republican Experiment, 1927–1937
    12. "Resist Japan!" 1937–1945
    13. Chiang's Last Stand, 1945–1949
    14. "The Chinese People Have Stood Up!"
    15. Korea, Taiwan, and the Cold War, 1950–1954
    16. Socialist Transformation, 1953–1957
    17. Cracks in the Monolith, 1957–1958
    18. The Great Leap Forward, 1958–1960
    19. Demise of the Great Leap Forward, 1959–1962
    20. "Never Forget Class Struggle!" 1962–1965
    21. "Long Live Chairman Mao!" 1964–1965
    22. Mao's Last Revolution Begins, 1965–1966
    23. The Children's Crusade, 1966–1967
    24. The Storm Subsides, 1968–1969
    25. The Sino-Soviet War of Nerves, 1964–1969
    26. Nixon, Kissinger, and China, 1969–1972
    27. Mao's Deterioration and Death, 1971–1976
    28. The Legacy of Mao Zedong—An Appraisal
    29. The Post-Mao Interregnum, 1976–1977
    30. Hua Guofeng and the Four Modernizations
    31. Deng Takes Command, 1978–1979
    32. The Historic Third Plenum, 1978
    33. The "Normalization" of U.S.-China Relations
    34. Deng Consolidates His Power, 1979–1980
    35. Socialist Democracy and the Rule of Law
    36. Burying Mao, 1981–1983
    37. "To Get Rich Is Glorious," 1982–1986
    38. The Fault Lines of Reform, 1984–1987
    39. The Road to Tiananmen, 1987–1989
    40. The Empire Strikes Back, 1989
    41. After the Deluge, 1989–1992
    42. The "Roaring Nineties," 1992–1999
    43. The Rise of Chinese Nationalism, 1993–2001
    44. China's Lost Territories—Taiwan, Hong Kong
    45. China in the New Millennium, 2000–2008
    46. China's Information Revolution
    47. "One World, One Dream"—The 2008 Olympics
    48. China's Rise—The Sleeping Giant Stirs”

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