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

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