The Chinese Revolution at 60: Retrospect and Prospects

The University of Toronto China Conference 2010 proudly presents:

The Chinese Revolution at 60: Retrospect and Prospects

Speaker: Professor Victor Falkenheim

Time: 3-4:45PM Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Location: O.I.S.E. 4422 (252 Bloor St W, Toronto)

Refreshments will be served!

The tremendous cultural and economic pace since the foundation of the People's Republic of China 60 years ago has been astonishing. With China's rapidly increasing global economy, new challenges face its government both domestically and internationally. At the same time this rapid pace has brought a renewed focus on the country’s history: as China seeks its global identity, it has reconnected with discarded past traditions, the very act of which catalyzed its social revolution. After 60 years, the face of the Chinese revolution continues to evolve. This seminar with one of today’s most pre-eminent scholar on China will seek to provide insight into the history of the Chinese revolution and the prospects for the future.

Bio: Professor Victor Falkenheim:

A.B. (Princeton), M.A., Ph.D. (Columbia)

An authority on Contemporary China, Professor Falkenheim lectures at the University of Toronto for both the Political Science and East Asian Studies Departments. His interests include: contemporary Chinese politics, with an emphasis on citizen participation, Chinese politics and foreign policy, trade and investment, and local and municipal government. Publications include articles on Contemporary China in China Quarterly, China's Regional Development, China and Hong Kong in Transition, Asian Survey, Studies in Comparative Communism, and Problems of Communism, and chapters in a number of edited volumes.

Please visit http://www.utcc.ca/2010/ for more information.