Course Goals:
     To develop a more comprehensive understanding of American foreign policy toward China
     To examine the role of divergent interest groups in the development of foreign initiatives, programs and policies
     To develop a solid understanding of the historiography of Sino-American foreign relations
     To enhance analytical abilities through discussion of multifaceted and sometimes conflicting scholarship on American interests in China
     To broaden perspectives through examination of complex issues affected by dynamic international realities

Readings:
Students can directly access the assigned readings by clicking the titles listed in the Weekly Readings provided below.

Papers:
Students are required to write 3 analytical papers (approximately 7-10 typed pages each) based on assigned texts.

Weekly Reports:
Students are required to lead the discussion of one assigned text each week, or of a reading related to the time period being discussed that week.

Readings:
Students must read all the assigned texts for the week and be prepared to discuss the major points and themes, central argument, conclusion, and strengths and weaknesses of these readings.

Attendance:
Regular attendance is required and active participation in class discussions is expected.

Grading:

Participation	25%
Weekly Reports	35%
Analytical Papers	40%

Expectations:
Students are expected to stay current in their readings, complete projects on time, participate in discussions, and abide by Marquette University's academic rules and regulations.

Special Accommodations:
Students who need special accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of this course should speak to the instructor at the beginning of the semester.

William Woodville Rockhill.  "Diplomatic Missions to the Court of China: The Kotow Question II."  The American Historical Review, Vol. 2, No. 4. (Jul., 1897), pp. 627-643.

Albert Bushnell Hart.  "The Monroe Doctrine and the Doctrine of Permanent Interest."  The American Historical Review, Vol. 7, No. 1. (Oct., 1901), pp. 77-91.

Robert D. Armstrong. "Should the Monroe Policy be Modified or Abandoned?" American Journal of International Law, Vol. 10, No. 1. (Jan., 1916), pp. 77-103.

Walter LaFeber.  "The World and the United States."  The American Historical Review, Vol. 100, No. 4. (Oct., 1995), pp. 1015-1033.

Peter Karsten. "The Nature of "Influence": Roosevelt, Mahan and the Concept of Sea Power." American Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4. (Oct., 1971), pp. 585-600.

Anna Youngman.  "The Fortune of John Jacob Astor."  The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 16, No. 6. (Jun., 1908), pp. 345-368.

John H. Reinoehl.  "Some Remarks on the American Trade: Jacob Crowninshield to James Madison 1806" (in Notes and Documents).  William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Ser., Vol. 16, No. 1. (Jan., 1959), pp. 83-118.
 
 

Walter Lafeber.  "The "Lion in the Path": The U. S. Emergence as a World Power."  Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 101, No. 5, (Reflections on Providing for "The Common Defense.") (1986), pp. 705-718.

Earl H. Prichard.  "The Origins of the Most-Favored-Nation and the Open Door Policies in China." The Far Eastern Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 2. (Feb., 1942), pp. 161-172.

Daniel R. Headrick. "The Tools of Imperialism: Technology and the Expansion of European Colonial Empires in the Nineteenth Century."  The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 51, No. 2, Technology and War. (Jun., 1979), pp. 231-263.
 
 

Chester A. Bain.  "Commodore Matthew Perry, Humphrey Marshall, and the Taiping Rebellion." The Far Eastern Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3. (May, 1951), pp. 258-270.

Charles Oscar Paullin.  "The Opening of Korea by Commodore Shufeldt."  Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 3. (Sep., 1910), pp. 470-499.

Huang Yen-yu.  "Viceroy Yeh Ming-ch'en and The Canton Episode (1856-1861): 2. On Grand Secretary Yeh of Han-yang in Relation to The Episode of Canton."  Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 6, No. 1. (Mar., 1941), pp. 45-91.

Tyler Dennett.  "Seward's Far Eastern Policy."  The American Historical Review, Vol. 28, No. 1. (Oct., 1922), pp. 45-62.

Yuan Chung Teng.  "Reverend Issachar Jacox Roberts and the Taiping Rebellion."  Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 23, No. 1. (Nov., 1963), pp. 55-67.

S. Wells Williams.  "China: The Country and People."  Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York, Vol. 8. (1876), pp. 269-284.

Daniel J. Meissner.  "Bridging the Pacific: California and the China Flour Trade" California History. 76.4 (Winter 1997/98): 82-93.

Daniel J. Meissner.  "Imports and Industrialization:  China's ‘War' Against American Flour Imports, 1895-1910."  Twentieth Century China (forthcoming).
 
 

Wm. A. Dunning. "Record of Political Events, 1892."  Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 2. (Jun., 1892), pp. 367-396.

Munroe Smith.  "Record of Political Events, 1899."  Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 2. (Jun., 1899), pp. 357-388.

David A. Lake. "International Economic Structures and American Foreign Economic Policy, 1887-1934." World Politics, Vol. 35, No. 4. (Jul., 1983), pp. 517-543.

 Stephen Cooney.  "Political Demand Channels in the Processes of American and British Imperial Expansion, 1870-1913."  World Politics, Vol. 27, No. 2. (Jan., 1975), pp. 227-255.

Hugh B. Hammett.  "The Cleveland Administration and Anglo-American Naval Friction in Hawaii, 1893-1894." Military Affairs, Vol. 40, No. 1. (Feb., 1976), pp. 27-32.

Peter Karsten. "The Nature of "Influence": Roosevelt, Mahan and the Concept of Sea Power." American Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4. (Oct., 1971), pp. 585-600.

Walter LaFeber. "A Note on the "Mercantilistic Imperialism" of Alfred Thayer Mahan."  The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 48, No. 4. (Mar., 1962), pp. 674-685.

Kwang-Ching Liu.  "Early Christian Colleges in China" (in Notes).  Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 20, No. 1. (Nov., 1960), pp. 71-78.

W. A. P. Martin. "The Siege in Peking: Its Causes and Consequences."  Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, Vol. 33, No. 1. (1901), pp. 19-30.

Julius W. Pratt.  "American Business and the Spanish-American War."  The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 14, No. 2. (May, 1934), pp. 163-201.
 
 

J. B. Condliffe.  "The Economic and Social Movements Underlying Antagonisms in the Pacific." Journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Vol. 9, No. 4. (Jul., 1930), pp. 519-530.

Benj. H. Williams.  "The Protection of American Citizens in China: Cases of Lawlessness." American Journal of International Law, Vol. 17, No. 3. (Jul., 1923), pp. 489-503.

Benj. H. Williams.  "The Protection of American Citizens in China: Extraterritoriality." American Journal of International Law, Vol. 16, No. 1. (Jan., 1922), pp. 43-58.

Seward W. Livermore.  "The American Navy as a Factor in World Politics, 1903-1913."  The American Historical Review, Vol. 63, No. 4. (Jul., 1958), pp. 863-879.

Albert Bushnell Hart.  "Pacific and Asiatic Doctrines Akin to the Monroe Doctrine."  American Journal of International Law, Vol. 9, No. 4. (Oct., 1915), pp. 802-817.

William E. Dodd. "Wilsonism." Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 1. (Mar., 1923), pp. 115-132.

The following three articles constitute one set:
James A. Field, Jr.  "American Imperialism: The Worst Chapter in Almost Any Book" (in AHR Forum). The American Historical Review, Vol. 83, No. 3. (Jun., 1978), pp. 644-668.

Walter Lafeber; Robert L. Beisner.  [American Imperialism: The Worst Chapter in Almost Any Book]: Comments (in AHR Forum).  The American Historical Review, Vol. 83, No. 3. (Jun., 1978), pp. 669-678.

James A. Field, Jr.  [American Imperialism: The Worst Chapter in Almost Any Book]: Reply (in AHR Forum). The American Historical Review, Vol. 83, No. 3. (Jun., 1978), pp. 679-683.

Catherine Porter.  "The Philippines as an American Investment."  Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 9, No. 19. (Sep. 25, 1940), pp. 219-225.

Jerry Israel.  "'For God, for China and for Yale'--The Open Door in Action."  The American Historical Review, Vol. 75, No. 3. (Feb., 1970), pp. 796-807.

Tatsuro Yamamoto; Sumiko Yamamoto.  "The Anti-Christian Movement in China, 1922-1927" (in Religion and Modernization in the Far East: A Symposium).  The Far Eastern Quarterly, Vol. 12, No. 2. (Feb., 1953), pp. 133-147.

Nicholas Thomas.  "Colonial Conversions: Difference, Hierarchy, and History in Early Twentieth-Century Evangelical Propaganda (in Colonial Conversions)."  Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 34, No. 2. (Apr., 1992), pp. 366-389.

Stanley Lebergott. "The Returns to U.S. Imperialism, 1890-1929."  The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 40, No. 2. (Jun., 1980), pp. 229-252.
 
 

Quincy Wright.  "An American View of Far Eastern Problems."  International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1931-1939), Vol. 14, No. 1. (Jan. - Feb., 1935), pp. 69-88.

Yasaka Takaki.  "World Peace Machinery and the Asia Monroe Doctrine."  Pacific Affairs, Vol. 5, No. 11. (Nov., 1932), pp. 941-953.

Michael Schaller.  "American Air Strategy in China, 1939-1941: The Origins of Clandestine Air Warfare." American Quarterly, Vol. 28, No. 1. (Spring, 1976), pp. 3-19.

William W. Lockwood.  "The GI in Wartime China."  Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 16, No. 1. (Jan. 15, 1947), pp. 9-11.

William Brandt.  "The United States, China, and the World Market."  Pacific Affairs, Vol. 13, No. 3. (Sep., 1940), pp. 279-319.
 
 

David M. Lampton.  "China and Clinton's America: Have They Learned Anything?"  Asian Survey, Vol. 37, No. 12. (Dec., 1997), pp. 1099-1118.

Robert S. Ross.  "From Lin Biao to Deng Xiaoping: Elite Instability and China's U. S. Policy." China Quarterly, No. 118. (Jun., 1989), pp. 265-299.

Richard W. Van Alstyne.  "Myth versus Reality in the Far Eastern Policies of the United States." International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-), Vol. 32, No. 3. (Jul., 1956), pp. 287-297.

Gerald Segal.  "East Asia and the 'Constrainment' of China."  International Security, Vol. 20, No. 4. (Spring, 1996), pp. 107-135.

Robert S. Ross.  "China Learns to Compromise: Change in U. S.--China Relations, 1982-1984." China Quarterly, No. 128. (Dec., 1991), pp. 742-773.

Melvyn P. Leffler.  "The American Conception of National Security and the Beginnings of the Cold War, 1945-48" (in AHR Forum).  The American Historical Review, Vol. 89, No. 2. (Apr., 1984), pp. 346-381.

Clark G. Reynolds. "American Strategic History and Doctrines: A Reconsideration."  Military Affairs, Vol. 39, No. 4. (Dec., 1975), pp. 181-191.

Yangmin Wang.  "The Politics of U.S.-China Economic Relations: MFN, Constructive Engagement, and the Trade Issue Proper."  Asian Survey, Vol. 33, No. 5. (May, 1993), pp. 441-462.