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China in the Global Economic Crisis：Social Dislocation, Government Response, and Prospects for Transformation
Monday, April 29, 2013
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
A talk featuring Wen Tiejun, Dean of the School of Agronomics & Rural Development, Renmin University of China
In the wake of the global economic meltdown of 2008-2009, China has experience a major declaration. In response, newly-installed President Xi Jinping has re-affirmed the state’s commitment to expanding domestic consumption and the home market, while relying less on exports and investment.
Wen Tiejun was one of the first scholars to identify and analyze China’s contemporary rural crisis and is an originator and leader of the new social movement for rural reconstruction, an initiative that has by now involved many hundreds of academics, social workers, student volunteers, and grassroots activists.
Discussant: Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a professor of History at UC Irvine and the editor of the Journal of Asian Studies.
For more information call Center for Social Theory and Comparative History mertes@ucla.edu or（310）206-5675 | |
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How Did Jesuit Science Become Superior in the Kangxi Court?
Monday, April 29, 2013
4:00 PM
5288 Bunche Hall
A talk by Minghui Hu, Associate Professor at UC Santa Cruz, as part of History of Science Spring 2013 Colloquium
Far from the triumph of scientific rationality, the success of Jesuit mathematical astronomy in early modern China resulted from its more accurate prediction in celestial events, its survival through political and criminal persecution, and the separation of its technical merits from its proselytizing agenda. All three factors depended critically on how the Jesuits maintained a solid standing and viable coalition in the Kangxi emperor’s court（1661-1722）.
Minghui Hu is an Associate Professor at the History Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
This talk is part of the History of Science Spring 2013 Colloquium by the UCLA Department of History. | |
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