Hansen, Valerie. The Open Empire: A History of China to 1600. New York and London: W. W. Norton, 2000
Description: Library assignment Instruction
About 1,000 words. (through Turnitin). Provide a literature review of 6-8 secondary sources on a topic related to the course.
Step 1: Identify 5 keywords based on a topic of interest (for example, “China,” “Han dynasty,” “Xiongnu,” “warfare,” trade”). Search the following
catalogs for secondary sources using a combination of your keywords. Identify the most authoritative books, book chapters, or journal articles and locate
them. Create a bibliography using one of the standard citation formats . A draft bibliography (with full citation information), along with the list of keywords
used, should be submitted through Turnitin.
You can choose 5 keywords from the attached readings
Step 2:
Locate the items you have identified and summarize the central argument for each (see instructions ). For your final submission (November 20), be sure
to include:
title of your project; 5
the keywords chosen;