A Reader in the History Culture and Politics of Modern East Asia

<p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A Reader in the History Culture and Politics of Modern East Asia</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> presents readings that encourage students to explore issues related to modernization nationalism the state and national identity in China Japan and Korea.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The reader's </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Introduction</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> examines the Washington Consensus and its competitors and the 21st century shift in global economic power from the Anglo-American West to China. Each of the three parts that follow is focused on a particular country.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Part I</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> explores the Chinese concept of </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>tianxia</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> through interpretation of the hit 2002 movie </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Hero</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>; China's household registration (</span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>hukou</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>) system and its impacts upon migrant children in Chinese cities; and continuity and change in East Asian patterns of marriage and family. </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Part II</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> examines aspects of Japanese modernization nationalism and state-building from the Meiji era to the present; contemporary challenges at the national level; and the vitality of local politics in this unitary state. </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Part III</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> considers Korea's and China's movement from tribute to treaty relations in the 19th century; the development of Korean national identity through sport from the colonial era to 1988; changing South Korean perceptions of North Korean immigrants; and competing models of North Korea as a state. The </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Conclusion</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> offers a diplomat's overview of the politics of history in East Asia. Students are then provided with a </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Glossary</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> of terms and concepts.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A Reader in the History Culture and Politics of Modern East Asia</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is an excellent resource for undergraduate courses in political science and Asian studies.</span></p>