Beschreibung:
This innovative, interdisciplinary introduction to East Asian politics uses a thematic approach to describe the political development of China, Japan, and Korea since the mid-nineteenth century and analyze the social, cultural, political, and econoinmic features of each country. It identifies Confucianism as the common thread running through the histories of all three countries, and explains how each nation has employed this shared tradition in its own political development.
Part I China; Chapter 1 The Confucian Tradition; Chapter 2 China and the West; Chapter 3 Revolution; Chapter 4 Maoism; Chapter 5 China After Mao; Chapter 6 Contemporary Issues; Part II Korea; Chapter 7 In the Shadow of China; Chapter 8 Korea and Imperialism; Chapter 9 Partition and War; Chapter 10 Korea and the Cold War; Chapter 11 The Hermit Kingdom; Chapter 12 Asian Tiger; Part III Japan; Chapter 13 Japan in Isolation; Chapter 14 Japan and the World; Chapter 15 Japan at War; Chapter 16 The Japanese Miracle; Chapter 17 Government and Politics; Chapter 18 Contemporary Issues;