World Civilizations: China

 

Jana Russ
jrruss@uakron.edu

Office: History: Arts & Sciences 201a

            office hours by appointment

Phone numbers: 

Cell (emergency only please) 330-524-2786

History Dept: 330-972-7007

 

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World Civ: China Resource Page

 

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• Reading Assignments for World Civilizations: China

• Chinese Language and Writing
• The Word of Buddha
• The Dao De Jing
• Selections from the Confucian Analects
• Shu Jing: The Mandate of Heaven
• Footbinding
• Footbinding Images
• Ban Zhao, Views of a Female Confucian
• Matteo Ricci: selection from his journals
• Dream of the Red Chamber
• Hidden Power the Palace Eunuchs of Imperial China
• Fu Zhan poem on woman
• Women in China Past & Present
• Sun Yatsen: Fundamentals of Nationalist Reconstruction 
• Nanjing massacre
• Soong Mei-ling, Madame Chiang
• Quotations from Chairman Mao 
• Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages: The Cult of Mao 
• The Truth about Tiananmen (The PRC Government View) 
   
• Primary Source Readings on China (from CUNY)

• Maps of China
  • Map of Forbidden City in Qing times
  • Civil War Period Maps 1925-1949
• China Dynastic Timeline
• Current events in China
• Chinese Festivals
  • Chinese Dragons
  • The Dragon Dance
  • Chinese Astrology
• Sun Tzu's The Art of War
• Chinese Fables
• Chinese Poetry

Mongolian Cultural Info Links

•  Yuan Dynasty Mongol Empire map
• The Land of Genghis Khan
• The Mongolia Society

• Help with Writing Papers
  • Guidelines for Writing Exams and Reviews (UA History Dept.)
  • A Guide to Taking Essay Tests
  • Writing About  Literature and Film (from GMU)
  • Writing the Critical Book Review
  • Film Review Guide
  • Advice on writing your papers (from CUNY)
  • Revision Guidelines (from GMU)

• UA English Department Resource Page

• UA Writing Lab

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab
  • Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation
  • Writing (Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres)
  • Research Papers
  • Avoiding Plagiarism

• BGSU Online Writing Lab Help Pages 
  • MLA Format
  • Proofreading Strategies

For information about opportunities to 
Study & Travel in China  
see the International Programs website