課程資訊
課程名稱
經濟史一
Economic History (Ⅰ) 
開課學期
110-1 
授課對象
學程  東亞研究學分學程  
授課教師
魏凱立 
課號
ECON3007 
課程識別碼
303E20010 
班次
 
學分
3.0 
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期一7,8,9(14:20~17:20) 
上課地點
社科403 
備註
本課程以英語授課。東亞經濟領域。兼通識A5*。
總人數上限:131人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1101ECON3007_1 
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課程概述

This class is taught in English. The two semesters are independent and can be taken separately. The first semester deals with early economic history (pre-1900) and focuses primarily on Asia. During this semester we will deal with broad issues concerning how the human race came to dominate the planet using increasingly complex means of cooperation. The second semester covers the 20th-century. The focus will remain primarily on Asia. The second semester will have a more “practical” orientation. We will primarily discuss what has been causing modern economic growth. Given the broad subject matter, the course will only be able to offer a general overview of the periods and economic regions covered.
The course will meet three hours, one day a week. I am going to try to put lectures on line before class. Then during class I will ask questions on-line using zuvio as a basis for discussion. I will also break you into groups randomly and assign group projects and give you part of the class time for your groups to meet.  

課程目標
Learn a little about how the world grew more populous and prosperous, and how we investigate this growth. Also, learn to work in small groups with people from other countries. 
課程要求
There are no prerequisites but a general understanding of basic economic principles would be useful. 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
備註: I am usually around. Appointments are nice, but you are welcome to knock on my door and try your luck. 
指定閱讀
There is no textbook, but your 6 group projects will be based on the following eleven readings.

Project #1

Turchin, P. (2009), "A Theory for Formation of Large Empires," Journal of Global History, Vol. 4, pp. 191-217

Project #2

Sima Qian, “The Money Makers” from Records of the Historian. I will supply a copy. (also available in
Chinese).

Periplus of the Erythraean Sea http://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/periplus.asp
also look at the map shown in the Wikipedia article on the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.

Craver, S.E. (2010), "Urban Real Estate in Late Republican Rome," Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, Vol. 55, pp. 135-158.

Project #3

Watson, A. M. (1974), "The Arab Agricultural Revolution and Its Diffusion, 700-1100," Journal of Economic History, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 8-35.

Decker, M. (2009), "Plants and Progress: Rethinking the Islamic Agricultural Revolution," Journal of World History," Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 187-206.

Project #4

Flynn, D. and A. Giraldez (1995), “Born with a ‘silver spoon’: The origin of world trade in 1571,” Journal of
World History, Vol 6, No. 2, pp. 201-221

Reading: Nunn, N. and N. Qian (2010), "The Columbian exchange: A history of disease, food, and ideas,"
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol 24, No. 2, pp. 163-188.

Project #5

Tvedt, T. (2010), "Why England and not China and India? Water Systems and the History of the Industrial Revolution," Journal of Global History, Vol. 5, pp. 29-50.

Voigtlander, N. and H.-J. Voth (2013), "Gift of Mars: Warfare and Europe's Early Rise to Riches," Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 165-186.

Project #6

Reading 1: Chang, P-T (2009), “The rise of Chinese mercantile power in VOC Dutch East Indies,” Chinese
Southern Diaspora Studies, Vol. 3, pp. 3-21.

Reading 2: Andrade, T (2006), “The rise and fall of Dutch Taiwan, 1624-1662: Cooperative colonization and
the statist model of European expansion,” Journal of World History, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 429- 450.  
參考書目
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Group Projects 
30% 
6 group projects. These will usually involve reading a couple papers and writing a short paper in response. Groups will generally be randomly assigned and consist of 3-5 students. 
2. 
Midterm Quiz 
15% 
You will have an hour to write an essay on one of two topics. 
3. 
Final Exam 
45% 
You will have three hours to write three essays on three of five topics. 
4. 
Zuvio Participation 
10% 
I will ask questions in class which you will respond to using your phone, computer, etc. I will not grade your answers, which will be anonymous, but I will require participation.  
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第2週
9/27  Introduction & Prehistory  
第3週
10/04  Uruk / Predation & Protection  
第4週
10/11  Holiday  
第5週
10/18  Mesopotamia & the Uncivilized World / Early Technology (Project #1 due)  
第6週
10/25  Spread of Civilization / Economies of Scale  
第7週
11/01  Axial Age / Warring States / Religion & Cooperation (Project #2 due)  
第8週
11/08  Medieval Islamic World / Cross-Pollination / Slavery  
第9週
11/15  Tang Dynasty / Classes & Connections / Midterm Quiz  
第10週
11/22  Song Dynasty / Bottom-up vs. Top-down Change (Project #3 due)  
第11週
11/29  Time of Troubles / Climate & Biology  
第12週
12/06  Renaissance Europe / The Great Divergence (Project #4 due)  
第13週
12/13  Industrial Revolution / Family  
第14週
12/20  Mughal India / Imperialism (Project #5 due)  
第15週
12/27  Ming-Qing China / Globalization  
第16週
1/03  Meiji Japan / A Great Convergence? (Project #6 due)  
第17週
1/10  final  
第18週
1/17  Optional meeting