Peter K. Bol
Harvard College Professor
Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian
Languages and Civilizations
GENERAL EXAMINATION FIELDS
Chinese History VIII-XVII Century
Candidates are expected to have a general knowledge of political, social, economic, cultural and intellectual history for this period and to be acquainted with major secondary sources for the study of Chinese history in English. Knowledge of scholarly trends in Chinese and Japanese scholarship is expected. Students for whom this is the primary field are expected to have written at least two graduate seminar papers in this area.
Chinese Intellectual History (occasionally offered)
Candidates are expected to have a general knowledge of major schools and figures in thought and religion from all periods of Chinese history and to be acquainted with major secondary works in intellectual history. Attention is also given to the development of literary theory and practice in the context of intellectual culture. Joining a reading group to prepare for this field is optional.
Primary Research Language
Satisfied through translations for seminars and/or through a three-hour written examination in which punctuated and unpunctuated texts are translated.
FALL COURSES
Chinese History 228. Introduction to Neo-Confucianism
Historical Study A-13. China: Traditions and Transformations
SPRING COURSES
Chinese History 200r. Computational Methods for Historical Analysis
Foreign Cultures 81. The Culture of Everyday Life in China
China Biographical Database Project
中國歷代人物傳記資料庫（CBDB）項目
China Economic History Forum Interviews Prof. Peter Bol (in Chinese)
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