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The Fall and Rise of China

Auteur(s): Richard Baum, The Great Courses
Narrateur(s): Richard Baum
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How can we account for China’s momentous - and almost wholly unanticipated - global rise? And what does it mean, for us in the West and for humanity’s future?

Speaking to these vital and fascinating questions, these 48 penetrating lectures by Professor Baum bring to vivid life the human struggles, the titanic political upheavals, and the spectacular speed of China’s modern rebirth. Offering multilevel insight into one of the most astounding real-life dramas of modern history, the lectures weave together the richly diverse developments and sociopolitical currents that created the China you now read about in the headlines.

You’ll get a detailed understanding of all the core events in China’s century of stunning change, including the collapse of the Qing dynasty, the Republican era and civil wars, the "Great Leap Forward", the Cultural Revolution, and the post-Mao economic "miracle". Throughout, Professor Baum reveals highly unusual details that enrich the cinematic sweep of the story. For example, you’ll learn about the Christian warlord who baptized his troops with a fire hose, the strange kidnapping of Chiang K’ai-shek, and Professor Baum’s own smuggling of top-secret documents out of Taiwan.

A core strength of these lectures is that they make sense of the dramatic events of the story by getting deeply at what underlay them, culturally, socially, and historically - leaving you with a nuanced knowledge of the forces moving China’s modern emergence. Bringing alive the passionate reinvention of China with deep discernment and humanity, they portray the confounding, majestic, heart-rending, and visionary story of a modern giant.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2010 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2010 The Great Courses

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A great course

As Chinese myself, I am frankly very critical to materials about China. Read too many bad ones written through the lens of imperialism and Eurocentrism in the past. So I would say this course exceed my expectation and will recommend it.

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Perfect Summarization of Modern China

This lecture series was the perfect summarization of modern China. Professor Baum's personal experiences and in depth analysis sheds light on many of the events of the era.

Highly recommended for anyone who is curious about the modern Chinese experience.

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Educational + Entertaining

This modern Chinese history is well told. It gave me a much greater insight into China and its modern masters. China's history in the 17th and 1800s should be well-known by all those who tend to criticize China's behavior today. We can only hope China treats the west better when it achieves supremacy than the west treated China during this period

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Not biased one way or the other, well done!

Some other books on China history are either biased negatively toward China from a western view or they are biased in a way that it is "Communist party approved". Baum does an awesome job on avoiding both. Why? He was one of the furthest back China watchers and has a great understanding. If you know some simple Mandarin you should be able to pick up a lot of the things he throws in Chinese. They are short sentences which he immediately translates. He is an excellent narrator and story teller.

His personal experience in China makes this book unique, particularly the part of the book where he describes his chance to read a classified CCP document. There are some interesting facts which the CCP has chosen to leave out of its official history books, Baum uncovers! A great book!

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Very detailed and dispassionate view

I found the level of detail perfect. It was a bit of work to follow but it was a lecture after all, not a novel. I truly enjoyed it.

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Worth listening to.

It was easy to follow. Very informative especially for someone who has lived through the times discussed but been unaware of the subtleties. Very applicable to our current global state of affairs. (2020)

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Excellent with some flaws

Good energetic overview. Some criticisms: 1. Too many adjectives and adverbs. 2. Too many pointless self-referential anecdotes. 3. No useful overview of religious persecution in communist China apart from brief oblique mention of Tibet & the Falun Gong.

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Most captivating Great Courses lecture

I have purchased 7 lectures of The Great Courses series and this one is by far the most captivating, in my opinion. To paraphrase, "China might inspire awe in some, and trepidation in others, but one thing no one can say, is that the history of China is not interesting." Baum narrates the story with great energy and incorporates alliterations and turns of phrase that please the ear, as well as quotations both translated and in Chinese for staggering effect. The mere compilation of so much fascinating and important information is staggering -- this is truly an exceptional deal, to pay so little for such an experience.

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Compelling, but can be a grind at times

Mr. Baum is clearly an expert in his field. As such he tends to drag out certain subjects a little too long. This is however balanced with great narration and awesome personal anecdotes.

Would recommend if you have an interest in the recent history of China.

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Illuminating

Illuminating, given the importance of the subject's presence on the curent world stage. My sympathy grew considerably for the common citizens that have been swept along, for many generations, by the Class 4 rapids that has been the cultural and political forces of China's history in the past 200 some years.

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