Academic papers on China & Chinese Issues

History of Jews in China
This 10 page report discusses the history of the Jews in China. Approximately 1,000 years ago, of Jewish traders from the Middle East who settled in the Sung dynasty's imperial capital of Kaifeng along the Yellow River in east central China. They...
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History of Jews in China
This 15 page report discusses the history of the Jews in China. Approximately 1,000 years ago, of Jewish traders from the Middle East who settled in the Sung dynasty's imperial capital of Kaifeng along the Yellow River in east central China. They...
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Social Hierarchy: Similarities Between Old Regime Europe, America, Hindu India and Confucian China
A 7 page discussion of the similarities between four distinct geographic and political regions in terms of social hierarchy. Emphasizes the role of the lower classes in shaping and supporting each region. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Israeli and Palestinian Conflict 1947- 1987
This informative and concisely written 9 page paper looks at the history surrounding the State of Israel and its conflict with the Palestinians as well as its' Arab neighbours. The origins of the State of Israel are briefly considered with the paper...
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'When China Ruled the Seas'
A 5 page research paper that uses Louise Levathes' fascinating study of Chinese maritime prowess, When China Ruled the Seas, to discuss the period when the Chinese navy dominated the China Seas and Indian Ocean between 1405 and 1433. No additional...
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Uniforms for Students Make a Better Learning Environment
Implementation of uniforms in public schools means that all students are wearing the same thing as everyone else - what are the positive points for doing this? This 5 page paper looks at the positive aspects of school uniforms for students....
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Art Therapy And Chinese Disabled Culture
This 10 page paper provides background information on Chinese culture, a woman's place in that culture, the social parameters of being deaf and the Chinese outlook on providing special education for the developmentally disabled. It presents the...
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The Relationship Between Melodrama And Realism In The British Cinema 1930- 1949
This 8 page paper considers the relationship between melodrama and realism in the United Kingdom during this period of time. Dominated by Hitchcock the paper demonstrates the relationship by using one of his earlier films; 'The Thirty Nine Steps' as...
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Jacques Gernet/ "Daily Life in China"
A 5 page analysis of Gernet's book Daily Life in China, in which dispels some commonly held Western misconceptions about Chinese history. No additional sources cited.
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Chinese Music: Bianzhong Bells
A 5 page research paper that focuses on the discovery of the Bianzhong bells, a set of 64 bells that are 2,400 years old, that were unearthed during the excavation of the tomb of the Marquis Yi of Zeng in the 1970s. The writer also includes an...
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Chinese Education
An 8 page research paper that investigates the status of Chinese education, comparing it with American practice and discussing how it has modernized. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Chinese Humanism Regarding Heaven
This 7 page paper argues that the approaches to Heaven are seen as being varied among the ancient Chinese philosophers, however, they shared a viewpoint based on humanistic principles similar to those proposed by Western philosophers of note....
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Millenarian Movements in Chinese History
A 6 page research paper that examines the relationship of eschatology and millenarian movements in Chinese history. The writer discusses the Taiping Rebellion of 1850-64 as an example. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Chinese Political Institutions
A 5 page research paper that examines the continuities and discontinuities in Chinese political institutions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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