tuesday (7/30) afternoon readings and discussion

[clay dube]

Chiang Kai-shek (leader of the Kuomintang from 1925, KMT) 1887-1975
Mao Zedong (leader of the Communists from 1935, CCP) 1893-1976

[Anonymous]

Clay, I was wondering if you could give more bibliographic information on these sources you provide. With our up-coming common core standards, my students need to learn how to properly cite sources. If I gave a copy of a reading to them that you have provided, it is pretty much required that students directly cite sources. Thank you for any extra information you can provide.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if Qichao was to visit NY today, what would his thoughts be. Would he still see Westerners' studies superior to those of the Chinese? What would he say about the US work ethic?

[Anonymous]

This would be a great source to introduce middle school students to the concept of nationalism and how it was used to increase morale in face of Japanese occupation of China. The students can also benefit from seeing how Chiang Kai-shek cited historic examples to back up his claims.

[Anonymous]

One of the claims that stuck out in this reading was the quote, "All men, things, and principles are embraced in the Great Way of Confucious. He is therefore, the most accomplished and perfect sage in the history of mankind." One of the 7th grade history standards is to identify bias in a primary source. This quote would be a great way to generate discussion in the classroom regarding opinions vs facts.

[clay dube]

Hi Rachel,
Many of the primary sources are from Ebrey, Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd edition, The Free Press, 1993. The Chiang selection is one of those. I compiled the Mao quotations from the several volumes of his selected works.

[clay dube]

China 1800 - 1950
What indicators do we have of the strength and stability of Qing China? What accounts for this remarkable success?

What were the internal and external factors that resulted in the collapse of the Manchu dynasty? Was there interplay among these factors? Which factors seem most important?

How did Republican China differ from its imperial predecessors? What were the aims and successes of the Kuomintang, especially during “the Nanjing decade”?
To what can we attribute the eventual triumph of the Chinese Communist Party?

Key moments, places, names, terms
Qianlong 乾隆emperor (r. 1736-96, d. 1799)
Treaty of Nanjing, 1842
Self-Strengthening / Reform / Rebellion
Li Hongzhang 李鴻章[font=SimSun] [/font](1823-1901) / Kang Youwei 康有為[font=SimSun] [/font](1858-1927)[font=SimSun] /
[/font] Qiu Jin [font=SimSun]秋[/font][font=SimSun]瑾[/font] (1875 – 1907)
Boxer Rebellion 1989-1901
US – Open Door Policy
Tongmenghui 同盟会
1911 Revolution 辛亥革命
Sun Yatsen 孙中山 (1866-1925) / Yuan Shikai 袁世凱 (1859-1916)

Nationalists (Kuomintang or Guomindang 國民黨)
Jiang Kaishek (Jiang Jieshi 蔣介石) 1887-1975
Nanjing 南京 (1927-1937), Xi’an 西安 (1936)，Chongqing 重庆 (1937-1945)

Communists (Gongchandang 共产党)
Chen Duxiu 陳獨秀 (1879-1942)
Mao Zedong 毛泽东 1893-1976
Hunan 湖南 (1927), Jiangxi 江西 (1931-1934), Yan’an 延安 (1935-1945)

Other important figures
Wang Jingwei [font=SimSun]汪精[/font][font=SimSun]衛 [/font](1883-1944) / Lu Xun 魯迅 (1881-1936) / Ba Jin 巴金 (1904-2005)
edited by Clay Dube on 7/30/2013

[Anonymous]

Love the readings on Mao. Mao was able to portray the imperialist bourgeoisie as the enemy, making the communist struggle a struggle against western ideology. This is brilliant because of the Opium Wars and the Treaty of Nanking. I noted in one of my Thursday posts that early Chinese communists did not see western democracy as a threat. Perhaps this is the time when the divide between Chinese communism and western democracy really begins.

[Anonymous]

Hi all, the movie that I talked about it class that deals with Daoism is PRINCESS MONONOKE. Awesome movie!

[Anonymous]

Hey Steve, There was another movie that I thought of when we were learning of Dao. Luke Skywalker, may the Dao be with you.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for posting the video, do you know if its on Netflix?

[Anonymous]

Looks like Star Wars and Master Yoda can also be used to reflect on Sun Tzu and "The Art of War"
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[Anonymous]

not only that show but Battleship and ncis LA refer to the art of war
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[Anonymous]

when you do the population example also use the example about tuition for college...so your students know what tuition will be when they go to college....tuition increase is usually between 6 - 10 per cent a year...that amt..is astounding...then try with siblings a year apart...

[Anonymous]

"Boundless love goes with boundless perceptiveness"
This fits with my post about the letter from Liang in that he is accepting fully the power structure interpretations of what America is, especially the attributes of the "black man" and yet we find here the idea that without being fully perceptive of the uniqueness of each individual and situation, we judge and fail to love. Interesting idea.

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