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Analyzes the complex relationship between history and politics in modern China. Examines how contending understandings of China’s history shaped policy decisions made by Chinese leaders and how those leaders in turn attempted to forge a history to serve their interests. Explores traditional concepts of political legitimacy, the Western intrusion and the evolution of Chinese nationalism, the Nationalist interregnum, the Communist Party’s rise to power, Mao Zedong’s rule and Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening policy. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>