Political Systems of East Asia: China, Korea, and Japan

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Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Map of the Region......Page 16 Part I. China......Page 18 Confucius and the Chinese Way......Page 20 Science and Technology......Page 25 The Imperial Chinese State......Page 27 Political History......Page 29 2. China and the West......Page 33 The Taiping Rebellion and Other Uprisings......Page 37 Modernization and Reform......Page 39 The First Sino-Japanese War......Page 40 The Boxer Rebellion and the Collapse of Imperial China......Page 41 The Twenty-one Demands......Page 42 3. Revolution......Page 44 The Chinese Brand of Communism......Page 48 The Rise of the CCP......Page 52 China and World War II......Page 54 The People's Republic of China......Page 57 4. Maoism......Page 60 Class Struggle......Page 63 The Role of Force......Page 64 The Nature of Revolution......Page 65 The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution......Page 66 The Role of the Party......Page 68 Isolationism......Page 69 Mao and Confucianism......Page 70 The Post-Mao Era......Page 71 5. China After Mao......Page 72 The Military......Page 74 The Party......Page 76 The Legislative Branch......Page 77 The Executive Branch......Page 79 The Legal System......Page 80 Population......Page 86 Education......Page 89 Economic Policy......Page 90 The Minority Question......Page 93 Foreign Relations......Page 95 Part II. Korea......Page 98 7. In the Shadow of China......Page 100 China's Continuing Dominance......Page 101 The Pervasive Influence of Confucianism......Page 103 Isolation and Domination......Page 104 Korea's Vulnerable Geographic Position......Page 106 Japan's Annexation of Korea......Page 107 Korea Under Japanese Rule......Page 108 9. Partition and War......Page 111 Great Power Diplomacy......Page 112 Military Occupation......Page 117 The Korean War......Page 120 Armistice......Page 122 Syngman Rhee, 1875–1965......Page 125 U.S.–South Korean Relations......Page 130 Kim Il Sung, 1912–1994......Page 133 Political Reforms......Page 135 Kim Jong Il, 1941–2011......Page 138 North Korea's Development Prospects......Page 139 North Korea's Nuclear Program......Page 141 Reunification......Page 146 Postwar Governments......Page 148 The Political System......Page 152 U.S.–South Korean Security Relations......Page 155 Part III. Japan......Page 158 The Influence of China......Page 160 The Three Shogunates......Page 161 The Rise of the Imperial System......Page 165 The End of Seclusion......Page 166 The Meiji Restoration......Page 168 The Advent of Imperial Japan......Page 169 The Rise of Totalitarianism......Page 172 Collision Course......Page 177 Confrontation in China......Page 178 The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere......Page 181 The Tripartite Pact......Page 183 Aftermath of the War......Page 185 16. The Japanese Miracle......Page 189 The Post–World War II Economy......Page 190 Employment and Compensation Systems......Page 193 The Export Economy......Page 195 Boom and Bust......Page 196 The Legislative System......Page 199 The Bureaucracy......Page 202 The Legal System......Page 204 The Political Party System......Page 207 The Liberal Democratic Party......Page 208 The Japan Socialist Party......Page 209 The Japan Communist Party......Page 211 The Democratic Party of Japan......Page 212 Toward a Two-Party System?......Page 214 Population......Page 215 Education......Page 216 Foreign Relations......Page 219 Relations with Neighbors......Page 220 Relations with the United States......Page 223 Appendices......Page 226 Appendix 1 The Constitution of the People's Republic of China......Page 228 Appendix 2 The Constitution of the Republic of Korea......Page 244 Appendix 3 The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea......Page 247 Appendix 4 The Constitution of Japan......Page 252 Notes......Page 256 Index......Page 276 About the Author......Page 289