HIST 362 Terrorism and Self-Defense: The Boxer Rebellion

Course participants will examine the various causes of the Boxer Rebellion in China ca. 1897-1901. Were Boxer atrocities an outbreak of irrational violence (terror), or acts of local self-defense against over-bearing imperialists? This seminar emphasizes historical analysis of the Boxers and current debates about the nature of documentation and historical memory. [W]