“Dragon Seed”: War and Women in Rural China as Presented in the Fictional Novel by Pearl Buck
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A 5 page discussion of the impacts of war on the small rural village of the Ling Tan family. This paper introduces Jade, one of the primary characters of the book, and details how war impacted her differently than it did the male members of the village. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPdrgnSd.rtf

“Embracing Defeat by John Dower”
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A paper which looks at John Dower’s account of the development of post-war Japan, in terms of the country’s recovery from the war, the years of American colonial occupation, and the ways in which Japanese and American cultural perspectives conflicted as the nation moved towards a new kind of sovereignty.
Filename: JLdower.wps

“Emperor and Nation in Japan” by David Magarey Earl
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A 6 page paper which examines the period of time presented by David Magarey Earl in his book “Emperor and Nation in Japan.” Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAsho.rtf

“Forces of Order: Policing Modern Japan”: A Critique of the Book by David H. Bayley
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A 5 page critique of the 1997 completely revised edition of this book on the Japanese criminal justice system. This paper discusses Bayley’s contentions that the low crime rate enjoyed by Japan is more related to a reflection of Japanese history and the traditions, morality, and culture which resulted over that history than it is to factors such as the economy or the types of punishment which are imposed. Emphasizes that Japan has clearly imposed societal expectations, expectations which are both shaped and reinforced by societal institutions, as to how its citizens are to interact. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPjapPol.wps

“Hiroshima”: A Review of the Historical Documentary by John Hersey
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A 3 page review of the tragic consequences of the U.S. dropping of the A-Bomb on Hiroshima Japan as suffered by six specific survivors. First published in 1946, this book was updated some forty years later to include a chapter updating how the lives of six of the individuals the author spotlighted in his original pages had played out over the subsequent years. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPhirosh.rtf

“History of Japan”
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A seven page paper which looks at a number of aspects of Japanese history, including the way in which Chinese culture significantly influenced that of Japan, the similarities and differences between the political and economic interests of Japan and the UK, and the importance of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the development of present-day Japanese economics and social culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JL2Japan.wps

“Japanese culture”
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A five page paper which looks at some elements of Japanese culture which are unfamiliar or alien to westerners, such as the prevalence of the group mentality, the importance of social stratification, and the way in which Japanese people are encouraged to conform to specific concepts of honour and shame in their social and cultural behaviour. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLJapcult.wps

“Political and economic restructuring in post-war Japan”
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A ten page paper which looks at the effects which the post-war occupation of Japan by the Allies, and particularly the USA, had on the country’s cultural, political and economic development in the subsequent decades, and the way in which the occupying forces were able to reconstruct the country’s imperialist heritage, religious practices and social reforms. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: JLJapocc.rtf

“Political elites in China, Japan and Korea”
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A ten page paper which compares the composition of the political elites in China, Japan and the republic of Korea and looks at the ways in which political reforms are attempting to address the problems of corruption at the higher echelons of government in the three countries. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLpolelites.wps

“The Nanjing Massacre” by Honda Katsuichi
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A 5 page paper which examines Honda Katsuichi’s “The Nanjing Massacre.” The paper examines the significance of the work and also examines the strengths and weaknesses of Katsuichi’s work. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAnanjng.rtf

“The traditional role of women in Japan”
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An eight page paper which looks at the traditional role of women in Japanese society, in terms of their position in the social hierarchy, the complementary roles of wife and geisha, and the way in which women’s roles changed during the Meiji period and the present day. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLJapwom.wps