China in the Cold War – Part 2 (Themes)

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Analyse relevant primary sources
• Apply theories of the Cold War to the study of China’s role in it
• Discuss important cultural and political aspects of the Cold War in their global dimensions

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Discuss themes related to Chinese foreign politics in the Cold War period

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Communicate arguments effectively in writing.

Topics to be covered may typically include:

The atomic bomb

Youth exchange

Maoism abroad

Literature and literary prizes in the Eastern Bloc

Teaching and learning methods

Two weekly, two-hour seminars

Student-led presentations on primary sources

Individual essay tutorials

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Major and Mitter, eds., Across the Blocs: Cold War Cultural and Social History (London: Frank Cass, 2004)..

Cook, Mao’s Little Red Book: A Global History (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014)..

Journal Articles

(2000). New Bottles for New Wine: A Pericentric Framework for the Study of the Cold War. Diplomatic History, 24(4), pp. 567–91.

(2017). The Case of Youth Exchanges and Interactions Between the PRC and Italy in the 1950s. Modern Asian Studies, 51(1), pp. 194–226.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External