Academic papers on China & Chinese Issues

Arthur Waley/Opium Wars Through Chinese Eyes
A 5 page essay that gives an overview of Arthur Waley's text on the First Opium War. Waley points out that other books written on the Chinese Opium Wars do not give adequate attention to the Chinese official most involved in the First Opium War,...
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Shen Fu/Six Records of a Floating Life
A 5 page essay that examines Shen Fu's record of eighteenth century Chinese life, Six Records of a Floating Life. The writer discuses how Shen Fu gives the history student an insider's view of life during the Manchu dynasty. No additional sources...
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China: Bad Geographical Karma
(6 pp.) The amazing thing about China is its incredible size. You may believe that you are going in one direction, and really end up in another - there is that much to know and learn. Unfortunately China may be in a place in its...
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"The Dragon's Village" Chen Yuan-tsung (1980)
(14 pp.) A Chinese history scholar has written: "Most sympathetic observers of Chinese women have
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Learning of Self
(5 pp) When we first begin to make the effort of learning, or deciding who we are, or who we want to be, we usually have to take into account how others perceive us. Naturally the first who do that are our parents. We have that problem...
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Bai Juyi (Pai Chu-i, Bo Juyi, Po Ch
(5 pp) Bai Juyi (772-846) is considered one of the most prolific poets of the Tang Dynasty. And the Tang Dynasty itself (618 - 907 BCE) is considered to be the golden age of Chinese poetry. We will examine this poet and his works in...
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China and the US: Then and Now.
(5 pp) Although exceedingly dramatic, the spy plane incident with China last month is another example of one of a long series of erratic politics Chinese style. If this were a domestic incident rather than an international one, we might ...
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A 5 page discussion of the cultural implications found in the fictional novel by Gish Jen. Contends that the pressure to conform which confronts the teenage heroine of the book and her more traditional Asian American parents is that which has faced...
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Bertolucci
Bertolucci
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Chinese Women And Communism
Nationalism, or what Westerners tend to define as communism, effects not only the economic and political aspects of a culture, but also, the social evolution by restricting and, or, discouraging independent ideas and innovative processes. This...
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Confucianism and Filial Loyalty
A 5 page research paper that examines how Confucianism emphasizes loyalty to one's family (filial loyalty) above all other social factors. The writer explores pros and cons of this worldview via a literature review. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
This 5 page report discusses Traditional Chinese Medicine and the fact that it is finally gaining a certain measure of respect in the Western world. Physicians trained in Western or
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Email Communications Cost Savings:
: A 10 page paper discussing points of consideration in determining potential cost savings of communicating between Australia and China by email rather than through other means. This exercise in cost analysis can be expected to reveal a...
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Overview and Review of the Movie
This 4 page report discusses the 1994 movie by writer-director Ang Lee. The movie tells the story of the story of a master chef who is nearing retirement, named Chu (Sihung Lung), who lives in Taipei with his three unmarried daughters. On...
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Were the Song Really Responsible for Their Demise?
A 4-page paper detailing the reasons for the fall of the Southern Song empire in China to the Mongols in 1276. Included are the rise of paper money, rifts in the bureaucracy and the character of the Mongols themselves. References list 2 sources.
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