HIST363: The Chinese Communist Revolution in a Global Perspective | Saylor Academy

Watch this video about the Chinese Communist Revolution. Consider the title: "When Peasants Changed the World".

Source: OER Project, https://youtu.be/pk-vWCV0HeU
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COURSE INTRODUCTION

Course Syllabus

Unit 1: Industrialization and Theories of Economic Change

1.1: The Industrial Revolution in England

Industrial Revolutions

Origins of the Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution

1.2: Mercantilism

Mercantilism

Exploration and Mercantilism

1.3: Capitalism and the Invisible Hand: Adam Smith

Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations, 1776

1.4: A National System: Friedrich List

Friedrich List

National System of Political Economy

1.5: The Communist Manifesto: Karl Marx

Karl Marx

The Communist Manifesto

1.6: The Protestant Work Ethic: Max Weber

Max Weber

Max Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

1.7: Creative Destruction: Joseph Schumpeter

Joseph Schumpeter

On the Concept of Social Value

1.8: Import Substitution Industrialization

Import Substitution Industrialization

1.9: The Stages of Growth Theory: Walt Rostow

Rostow's Stages of Growth and Political Policy

Globalization and Development

1.10: Dependency Theory

Dependence Theory

Outgrowing Resource Dependence Theory and Some Recent Developments

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Ancient and Early Modern Industry

2.1: Applying Industry to Agriculture

Why Agriculture Was So Important

2.2: Ancient Industrial Production

Ancient Roman Mining and Quarrying Techniques

Roman Glass

Four Great Inventions

Metallurgical Evolution in Ancient China

2.3: Early Merchant Capitalism

How Did the World Become Interconnected?

Trade Empires

Guilds, Wool, and Trade: Medieval England in a Global Economy

Rebuilding the Silk Road

The Dutch East India Company

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Capitalism, Agriculture, Industry, and Trade

3.1: The Agricultural Revolution in Europe

Where and Why Did the First Cities and States Appear?

18th-Century Inventions that Transformed Agriculture

3.2: Cottage Industry and Handicraft Production

From the Early-Modern Workshop to the Modern Factory

Shifts in Production

3.3: The Columbian Exchange

Exploration and Global Trade

Labor, Commerce, and the Columbian Exchange

The Americas and the Columbian Exchange

3.4: The Atlantic Slave Trade: "Free" Labor from Africa

Summary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You

3.5: Proto-Industrialization and Trade in Qing China

The Macartney Expedition and the Global Economy

Rise and Fall of Canton Trade System

3.6: The Opium Wars and Western Imperialism

The Opium Wars

The First Opium War

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: The Industrial Revolution in England

4.1: Coal Mining in England

The Shift to Coal

Lives and Work of Coal Miners in Industrial England

History: The Bedrock of Industry

4.2: The Steam Engine

The Spread of Steam Power