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

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