中文名: TTC課程：中國興衰史
英文名: The Fall and Rise of China
資源格式: DVDRip
課程類型: 歷史學
學校: (美)加州大學洛杉矶分校(UCLA)
主講人: (美)理查德·鮑姆 (Richard Baum)
發行日期: 2009年
地區: 美國
對白語言: 英語
文字語言: 英文
簡介:

關於TTC課程
The Teaching Company 是一家制造全美國頂級教授演講錄音及錄影的公司。這些教授在華盛頓特區外的一家特別的工作室錄制這些課程，然後課程被轉制成磁帶、CD、DVD、MPEG-4、MP3等格式出售。http://www.thegreatcourses.com/greatcourses.aspx
The Teaching Company公司由Thomas M. Rollins先生創建於 1990 年，Thomas M. Rollins先生是美國前參議院委員會勞工及人力資源首席顧問，畢業於哈佛大學法學院。他在學習過程中注意到，使用錄像帶學習很有效率。於是他開始嘗試發起一個政府項目，為公眾制作磁帶，但是由於法律的限制而無法實踐。當他離任時，他抱著這個想法而開始搜尋頂級教授來制作課程，並且銷售給公眾。
截至2007年，這家公司共提供了超過260門課程，內容總時長達3000小時，跨越9門不同學科，分別是：商業學和經濟學、藝術和音樂、古代史和中世紀史、近代史、文學和英語、哲學和思想史、宗教、科學和數學以及社會科學。
課程的目標是提供成人教育和終身教育，大學本科非專業的典型知識的教育；不僅如此，他還有一系列為高中生提供的課程。每一門課程都包括一些印有大綱、推薦書目、教授簡介以及思考問題的補充小冊子。此外，課程還提供全文的文本。
課程有多種不同的載體。起初，僅有磁帶或是VHS錄像帶。後來，逐漸出現了CD及DVD版本，而現在也能下載到MP3版本。
2006年10月2日，這家公司被一家私募股權投資公司Brentwood Associates收購。

關於本課
China—the world's oldest continuous civilization—has undergone an astonishing transformation in a brief span of recent history. Since the collapse of its once-glorious empire in 1911, China has seen decades of epic turmoil and upheavals, emerging in the new century as both an authoritarian megastate and an economic powerhouse, poised to become an imposing global force.
By current estimates, the People's Republic is set to outpace the United States economically in the coming decades and to rival or surpass it militarily, making China the richest, most powerful nation on earth.
How did this happen? How can we account for China's momentous—and almost wholly unanticipated—global rise? And what does it mean, for us in the West and for humanity's future?
Speaking to these vital and fascinating questions, The Fall and Rise of China, taught by China expert and Professor Richard Baum of the University of California, Los Angeles, brings to vivid life the human struggles, the titanic political upheavals, and the spectacular speed of China's modern rebirth. Offering multilevel insight into one of the most astounding real-life dramas of modern history, The Fall and Rise of China weaves together the richly diverse developments and sociopolitical currents that created the China we now see in the headlines.
As we enter what some are already calling the "Chinese century," the role of China is deeply fundamental to our reading of the direction of world civilization and history. In 48 penetrating lectures, The Fall and Rise of China takes you to the heart of the events behind China's new global presence, leaving you with a clear view of both the story itself and its critical implications for our world.

關於主講人
Dr. Richard Baum is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he specializes in the study of modern Chinese politics and foreign relations. He earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Professor Baum has lived and lectured extensively throughout China and Asia. He has served as Visiting Professor or Visiting Scholar at institutions including Peking University, Meiji Gakuin University (Japan), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Princeton University, and Arizona State University, where he was honored as Distinguished Visiting Scholar for 2008.
He is the author/editor of nine books, including Prelude to Revolution: Mao, the Party, and the Peasant Question, 1962–1966; and a personal memoir, China Watcher: Confessions of a Peking Tom.
Professor Baum has served on the boards of the National Committee on United States-China Relations and the Joint Committee on Contemporary China of the Social Science Research Council. He has been a consultant to numerous public and private agencies, including the White House, the United Nations, and the RAND Corporation. He is also a frequent commentator on Chinese and East Asian affairs for the BBC World Service, CNN International, and National Public Radio.