Topic: Research Proposal
Order Description
My final paper is about the positive effects of the Opium War on China. For example, China is forced to open up to trade with foreign countries. It marks the end of seclusion policy of Qing government and contributed to the economic boost of China. Also, Chinese people started to learn from the west of their language, technology, history, machine, legal system and etc after the Opium War. Additionally, the Opium War helped to break feudal society of Old China and stimulated the generation of capitalism. It would be better if you could think of more positive effects other than these three.
Here are requirements for this research proposal:
A research proposal is an attempt to set out a viable plan for a research project. It requires you to think about the topic, primary sources, and secondary sources, and determine whether or not they are likely to be adequate for completing the project in the time available. Your topic for the final paper can be anything related to the
history of Shanghai from 1800-1949, but it must draw substantially from primary sources.
Your proposal will consist of the following:
Title: Give your project a “working title.” This forces you to think about how to frame your
project, but it may change as you go deeper into the project.
Introduction: Explain the topic and historical questions that you plan to investigate. Discuss the
time, place, and any important figures involved.
Primary sources: Identify and describe four or more primary sources that can be used in your project. If you are using a case file from the Shanghai Municipal Police File, individual items in the file may be counted separately, but you should have at least one primary source from outside the SMP files.
Secondary sources: Identify and describe three or more secondary sources, such as scholarly books and articles, to consult while developing your ideas. For each source list full bibliographic information and explain how the source might inform or provide context for your research. This means that, at the very least, you must skim through the sources before including them in your proposal.
******FOUR primary sources and THREE secondary sources is needed.
A Basic Proposal Outline:
Introduction:
Topic area
Research question
Significance to knowledge
Literature review:
Preview research:others & yours
Interlocking finding and Unanswered questions
Your preliminary work and topic
The remaining questions and inter-locking logic
Reprise of your research question in this context
Methodology:
Approach
Data needs
Analytic techniques
Plans for interpreting results
Conclusion
Bibliography
Possible secondary sources you could use:
The Inner Opium War by James M. Polachek
The Opium War through Chinese eyes by Arthur Waley