A New Modern History of East Asia

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For decades, historians and societal forces have campaigned for rapprochement, reconciliation and dialogue between East Asian nations. This book is a result of these efforts. Debates regarding the interpretation of the modern history of East Asia continue to affect bilateral relations between the states of the region. History education has become a particularly controversial issue in this context. This book’s main message is that a common understanding regarding the history of East Asia is possible, even though some differences remain. It is not only a major contribution to reconciliation in the region, but as the first textbook on the history of East Asia written collaboratively by scholars from three East Asian countries, it is also highly recommended for use in an anglophone teaching environment. The authors are a group of historians, teachers and concerned citizens from China, Japan and South Korea. Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures Preface to the English Edition Preface of the Trilateral China-Japan-Korea History Textbook Editorial Committee Foreword to the English Translation Note on Transliteration Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Impact of the West and the Destabilization of the Traditional Order in East Asia 1. Political Transformations and Regional Order in East Asia in the Seventeenth Century 2. Aggression of the Western Powers in East Asia 3. East Asia's Reaction to the West 4. The Destabilization of the Regional Order in East Asia Timeline Chapter 2: The First Sino-Japanese War and the Dissolution of the Traditional Order in East Asia 1. Transformations in East Asia during the 1880s and the Korean Problem 2. The First Sino-Japanese War, 1894–95 3. The Treaty of Shimonoseki and Relations between China, Japan, and Korea Timeline Chapter 3: The Russo-Japanese War and the Struggle for Hegemony in East Asia 1. Rivalries among the Powers in East Asia after the First Sino-Japanese War 2. Causes and Outcomes of the Russo-Japanese War 3. The Treaty of Portsmouth 4. Major Transformations in East Asia Timeline Chapter 4: The First World War and the Washington System 1. The First World War and the Twenty-One Demands 2. The End of the Great War, Nationalist Movements in East Asia, and the Continuation of the Siberian Intervention 3. The Formation and Decline of the Washington System Timeline Chapter 5: East Asia and Japan's War of Aggression 1. Japan's Invasion of Manchuria and the International Response 2. All-Out War between Japan and China 3. The Second World War and the Asia-Pacific War 4. East Asia at the End of the Asia-Pacific War Timeline Chapter 6: The Formation of the Cold War System and its Influence on East Asia 1. US and USSR Postwar Policies in East Asia and Changes in Japan 2. The Chinese Revolution and the Escalation of the Cold War 3. Partition and War on the Korean Peninsula 4. Intensification of the Cold War and the Non-Aligned Movement Timeline Chapter 7: Transformations in the Cold War System in East Asia 1. Deepening of Sino-Soviet Hostility and Transformations in the East Asian Cold War 2. Revision of the US-Japan Security Treaty and the Conclusion of the Japan-South Korea Treaty on Basic Relations 3. The Vietnam War and East Asia 4. Detente and Changes in Relations between China, Japan, and South Korea Timeline Chapter 8: East Asia after the End of the Cold War 1. East Asia and the End of the Cold War 2. Globalization and Political Transformation in East Asia 3. Economic Cooperation and Civil Interaction in East Asia 4. Tasks for Peacebuilding in East Asia Timeline The Authors of this Book / Members of the Trilateral China-Japan-Korea History Textbook Editorial Committee Name Index Place Index EB_9783737007085-1.pdf Title Page Copyright Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures Chapter 1: The Constitution: The Structure of the State and its People 1. The Modernizing State and the Birth of the Constitution 2. The Development of the Modern State and Constitutions 3. Constitutions Today: Government Structures and Human Rights Provisions Timeline Chapter 2: Urbanization in East Asia: Shanghai, Yokohama and Busan 1. The Opening of Ports and Urban Development 2. Industrialization and Labor in Cities 3. Changes Brought by Urbanization to the Society and Economy of Rural Areas 4. Postwar Urban Transformations Timeline Chapter 3: Railroads: Modernization, Colonial Rule, and the Lives of Ordinary People 1. The Introduction of Railroads to East Asia 2. Colonial Rule and East Asia's Railroads 3. Railroads and Daily Life 4. Railroads in Postwar East Asia Timeline Chapter 4: Migration and Studying Overseas 1. The History of Migration in East Asia 2. Cultural Exchange through Overseas Studies 3. The End of the War: Repatriation, Migration and Minorities Timeline Chapter 5: Gender and the Family: Male-Female and Parent-Child Relationships 1. Modernization and the Family 2. The Modern Family System 3. “Good Wife, Wise Mother” and the “New Woman” and “New Man” 4. Gender and the Modern Family Timeline Chapter 6: Education: Forging the Nation 1. The Beginnings of Modern Education 2. The Reinforcement of State-Centered Education Policies 3. Wartime Elementary Education 4. The Development of Postwar Education Timeline Chapter 7: The Media: Creating Popular Consciousness and Popular Sentiment 1. The Media and Popular Culture in the Transition to Modernity 2. War and the Media 3. The Postwar Media 4. New Challenges for the Media Timeline Chapter 8: War and the People: Experiences and Memories 1. War Mobilization: Experiences of the People 2. Suffering Inflicted by War on the General Population 3. Memories of Japan's War of Aggression and Colonial Rule 4. The Feud over War Memory and the Japanese History Textbook Controversy of 1982 Comments by the Chinese and Japanese Editorial Committees on the Content of this Chapter Timeline Chapter 9: Overcoming the Past and Moving into the Future 1. Political Changes in East Asia since 1990 2. Overcoming History Controversies 3. Promoting a Cross-Border Historical Consciousness Afterword The Authors of this Book / Members of the Trilateral China-Japan-Korea History Textbook Editorial Committee Name Index Place Index