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This paper explains that the Chinese Communist uprising in Canton in 1927 was put down by Nationalist forces under Chiang Kai-Shek, but it remains a seminal event in the development of China's present government. The author points out that the novel itself is a meditation on the revolutionary spirit, embodied most clearly in the main character, Ch'en, who sacrifices his life for his cause in order to achieve in death the unity with humanity that he missed in life.

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This paper explains that Western influences predominated during the latter, influencing Japan's politics, economy, and family structure. The author points out that the influence of China on Japan is distant and historically obscured by the natural closeness of their cultures. The paper focuses on the more easily discernible differences brought on by colonizing forces from the west, specifically on the structure of the family and the national economy's transition from agricultural to heavy industrial and research.

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This paper includes the observations of writers Sugimoto, Benedict, and Reed concerning how hierarchy serves to organize behavior in Japanese families, workplaces, bureaucracies and the military.

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This paper discusses the important role Christianity played in modern Korean history. The circumstances the people of Korea faced during this time are addressed.

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The paper looks at how the Japanese government and social commentators see Japan as a male-dominated society and how inequality exists between the female and male genders. It discusses the female and male roles in both personal and social segments of life. As well, it illustrates how the female gender has begun to make increasing changes in their way of life.

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The Taiping rebellion is often regarded as a domestic civil war, but it was a response against European imperialism as well. The rebels, after all, were fighting a ruling class, the Manchu dynasty, that was at the subservience of European powers. This meant, in turn, that the Manchus were exploiting the Chinese people. In the end, the Taiping rebellion had failed, partly because the wealthier classes, who were in league with European imperialists, preferred to support the Manchu dynasty, which to them stood for stability. The anti-imperialist nature of the Taiping rebellion was well illustrated by the fact that its forces were eventually put down not only by Chinese imperial troops, but also by their allies -- a mixed force of Europeans, who feared to lose their commercial interests if the Manchu dynasty fell. In order to understand China's response to imperialism in the late 19th century, therefore, it is necessary to perceive the role that the Taiping rebellion played in moulding China's anti-imperialist ideology and capability.

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This paper examines Japanese justifications of the occupation and Annexation of Korea (circa 1900-1925). It outlines three such documents and considers their weaknesses. It concludes by comparing and contrasting Japanese justifications of the occupation and Annexation of Korea with 'Eurocentric' thought.

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This paper examines puppetry as an integral aspect of Chinese drama from the Han dynasty to today. It will be shown how puppetry predated, and possibly even influenced, the production of plays with human actors. There will also be some discussion of theatrical variants on puppetry such as shadow plays.

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This paper begins by defining civil rights. It then explores the situation in the China and North Korea. In both, it shows the need for significant improvement. In China, movement in this direction is occurring.

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This paper examines the influence and spiritual moving actions of Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi. Through the power of his own spirit, Gandhi was able to make India follow him in the path to independence.

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This paper examines the lives of Chinese Americans within the modern and historical contexts. It looks at the successes of the culture which was once a virtual slave society that was used to build the railroads, mines and farms of the west.

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This paper reviews the memoirs of Prince Konoye, who was privy to a considerable amount of internal information regarding the duplicity of a Japanese agreement with the United States and their intentions of establishing an imperial claim to the Asian-Pacific. Interested in establishing themselves as an autonomous empire, Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor as a way to display their "presence" in the Pacific. The anticipation was a negotiation for control in the Asian-Pacific territories; however, Japan underestimated the American reaction to the attack.

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This paper will examine production, trade flows and consumption of rice, focusing on Asia. It will also consider environmental and social impacts of the production and distribution of rice.

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This paper is a comparison of two literature works, which are: "The Tale of Genji", written by Murasaki Shikibu and "The Tale of Heike", by Heike Monogatari. It discusses the points of similarity and difference between these works and how these reflect the sensibilities of their age or the culture context in which the work was created and, as modern readers, what we take from these works today.

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It will be demonstrated in this paper how the traditions found within the Korean women's roles changed as a result of contact with the west. This paper shall then conclude by addressing the potential effects of such changes in the women's roles in relation to the welfare of the country, such as its economic state.