Syllabus Autumn 2016

Dear participants of the KIN4510 course this fall,
 
A warm welcome to the course and to the master program in general!
A detailed course plan and literature list as well as most reading for our classes will soon be available via Fronter. In addition, please prepare the following: 
 
Compulsory reading for all participants --
 
a) Please purchase the following books (available also at the Akademika bookstore):
  • Jacka, Tamara, Andrew Kipnis and Sally Sargeson. 2013. Contemporary China: Society and Social Change. Cambridge University Press.
  • Joseph, William A.. 2014 (2nd edition). Politics in China. Oxford University Press. 
  • O'Brien, Kevin J. and Li Lianjiang. 2006 (paperback 2010). Rightful Resistance in Rural China. Cambridge University Press.
 
b) Download and print these two examples of a book review + reactions by the author(s) (all available through the UiO library net access (and later on Fronter)):
  • Brandst?dter, Susanne. 2007. Righful Resistance in Rural China [Book Reviews section]. Journal of Peasant Studies 33(4), 710-712.
  • Chen, Xi. 2009. Rightful Resistance in Rural China [Book Review]. The China Journal 61, 176-178.
  • O’Brien, Kevin. 2013. Rightful Resistance Revisited. The Journal of Peasant Studies 40(6), 1051-1062. 
 
Looking forward to seeing you in August,
Anna Ahlers & Koen Wellens
Published May 18, 2016 11:51 AM - Last modified May 30, 2016 10:08 PM