Political systems of East Asia
Subtitle: China, Korea, and Japan
By: by Louis D. Hayes.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780765617859
Subjects: East Asia -- Politics and government; Confucianism and state -- East Asia; Comparative government
Notes: "An East Gate Book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. China. The Confucian tradition. Confucius and the Chinese Way -- Science and technology -- The Imperial Chinese state -- Political history -- China and the West. The Taiping Rebellion and other uprisings -- Modernization and reform -- The First Sino-Japanese War -- The Boxer Rebellion and the collapse of Imperial China -- The Twenty-one Demands -- Revolution.  The Chinese brand of Communism -- The Rise of the CCP -- China and World War II -- The People's Republic of China --  Maoism. Class struggle -- The role of force -- The nature of revolution -- The great proletarian cultural revolution -- The role of the party -- Isolationism -- Mao and Confucianism -- The post-Mao era -- China after Mao. The military -- The party -- The legislative branch -- The executive branch -- The legal system -- Contemporary issues. Population -- Education -- Economic Policy -- The minority question -- Foreign relations -- II. Korea. In the shadow of China. China's continuing dominance -- The pervasive influence of Confucianism -- Isolation and domination -- Korea and imperialism. Korea's vulnerable geographic position -- Japan’s annexation of Korea -- Korea under Japanese rule -- Partition and war. Great power diplomacy -- Military occupation -- The Korean War -- Armistice -- Korea and the Cold War. Syngman Rhee, 1875-1965 -- U.S.-South Korean relations -- The Hermit Kingdom. Kim II Sung, 1912-1994 -- Political Reforms -- Kim Jong II, 1941-2011 -- North Korea's development prospects -- North Korea's nuclear program -- Reunification -- Asian Tiger. Postwar governments -- The political system -- The South Korean economy -- U.S.-South Korean security relations -- III. Japan. Japan in isolation. The influence of China -- The three Shogunates -- The rise of the imperial system -- Japan and the world -- The end of seclusion -- The Meiji Restoration -- The advent of imperial Japan -- The rise of totalitarianism -- Japan at war. Collision course -- Confrontation in China -- The greater East Asia co-prosperity sphere -- The Tripartite Pact -- Aftermath of the war -- The Japanese miracle -- The post-World War II economy -- Boom and bust -- Government and politics -- The legislative system -- The Prime Minister and the Cabinet -- The bureaucracy -- The legal system -- The political party system -- Toward a two-party system? -- Contemporary Issues. Population -- Education -- Environmental issues -- Foreign relations -- Appendices. Appendix 1 : The Constitution of the People's Republic of China -- Appendix 2 : The Constitution of the Republic of Korea -- Appendix 3 : The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- Appendix 4 : The Constitution of Japan.