ASST 414
Merchant Cultures and Capitalist Classes in China and India Spring 2015
Division II
Cross-listed HIST 414
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As the expression “Chindia” in the title of a recent book suggests, contemporary commentators find it difficult to resist conflating the rise of China and India as economic powers in the early 21st century. There are, however, both significant parallels between the two national histories and important distinctions that shape their contemporary viewpoints and futures. This seminar will examine various historical dimensions of entrepreneurial activity in China and India from the early modern period through the twentieth century. It will focus on topics such as indigenous forms of merchant organization, the impact of nineteenth-century imperialism, the adoption of Western business forms and methods, and the relationship of entrepreneurial elites to the modern state.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 15
Expected: 10-15
Class#: 3272
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation will be based on participation in discussion, several short papers, a literature review, and a final research paper
Prerequisites: upper division work in History or Asian Studies
Enrollment Preferences: preference will be given to advanced History and Asian Studies majors
Distributions: Division II
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ASST 414 Division II HIST 414 Division II
Attributes: HIST Group B Electives - Asia

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