history in contemporary china: what matters and what is forgotten?
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History in contemporary China:
What matters and what is forgotten?
Three significant wars
1839-42
1937-45
1950-53
Forgotten conflictsImperial expansion
Border disputes
Cultural Revolution?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm1Fe1BjYyI
People who are “red” (but not necessarily Communist!)
People with complicated legacies
Historic preservation in China
Shanghai
Lilong housing
Shenzhen 深圳
Managing politically sensitive sites
History on the internetVirtual Cultural Revolution Museum: http://www.cnd.org/CR/
Chacha and Jingjing, internet cops
World history and the Beijing Olympics
Musical selection: Second Hand Rose