Syllabus—Spring 2010
University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)
PLS 339: Political Systems of Asia
Days and Times: Monday/Wednesday: 2:00pm-3:15pm
Location: Leutze Hall 111
Congress Party poster featuring the Gandhi Dynasty (Sonia, Rajiv, Indira), Kerala, India (2008)
Professor: Paige Johnson Tan, Ph.D.
Phone: 910-962-3221
E-mail: tanp@uncw.edu
Course Homepage: http://people.uncw.edu/tanp/PLS339.html
Office Hours: Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30pm - 1:45pm and by appointment
Office Location: 257 Leutze Hall
Course Introduction:
This course provides a survey of the domestic politics of the Asian region. The course is organized into five parts. First, we introduce the course, its aims, requirements, and structure. Second, the course considers the historical background of government and politics in Asia by looking at pre-colonial systems of government, encounters with the West, colonialism, and national liberation movements. Third, the course begins a survey of politics in selected Asian nations. Generally, this section of the course moves country by country. However, country studies are intended to introduce broader issues in comparative politics for consideration. Fourth, the course continues by considering Asian modes of economic development.
Course Goals:
In this course, students will be exposed to major issues in comparative politics such as democracy, development, revolution, and ideology. Through the course, students will further develop a vocabulary and conceptual toolkit to understand both politics within and among states. Course content is designed to develop students’ international awareness and good citizenship. Course activities aim to develop students’ confidence in public speaking and their abilities to analyze world affairs, to formulate arguments, to read critically, and to write well.
Course Readings:
Sue Ellen Charlton, Comparing Asian Politics, Boulder: Westview, 2010.
Robert Dayley and Clark D. Neher. Southeast Asia in the New International Era. Boulder: Westview, 2010.
Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro, Son of the Revolution, New York: Vintage, 1984.
Alan Berlow, Dead Season, New York: Vintage, 1996.
Additional reading, either online or on library e-Reserve, as assigned in the course schedule.
In addition to the required course books and online readings, students are encouraged to read one quality international/Asian news source, such as the New York Times or the BBC on a regular basis. We will discuss current events in class; keeping up with what is going on in the region will help students to integrate what they are learning in the course to what is happening in the “real world.”
In addition to reading one quality international/Asian news source, students are further encouraged to examine media from a variety of countries. Asian dailies such as India’s The Hindu, China’s People’s Daily, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun or Mainichi Shimbun, Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, Taiwan’s Taipei Times, Thailand’s Nation, Malaysia’s Malaysiakini.com, the Philippines’ ABS-CBNNews.com, Indonesia’s Jakarta Post, and Singapore’s Straits Times will all provide insight into regional affairs. Australia’s newspapers, such as the Sydney Morning Herald, also carry good Asian coverage.
Course Requirements:
Students will be evaluated on the basis of class participation, a map quiz, several papers, and a final exam. The distribution of the final course grade from the various assignments is:
This course operates on the principle of “continuous assessment.” This means that students are not placed in the difficult position of having their entire course grades riding on the grade of any one particular assignment (like a “make-or-break” final exam). Instead, students’ grades are determined on a broader basis in terms of the students’ overall work throughout the semester. About 55% of the final grade comes from written assignments, 35% from tests and quizzes, and 10% from class participation. A description of the various assignments on which students will be assessed follows.
Class participation. In the old days, students were seen to be an empty vessel into which the professor poured his or her knowledge (more than likely, it was “his”—since it was the old days!). However, this old-model of education has come under severe challenge in recent years. Rote memorization is now seen to offer little to students. How often have you “crammed” for a test and then forgotten everything you learned within a few weeks (or, gasp, days)?
The philosophy behind this course is that students learn better when that learning is active. Students are expected to attend class (with a maximum of two absences for the semester). They are also expected to participate in class discussions, considering, manipulating, testing, and questioning the topics presented in class in order to develop their knowledge of the field of Asian Politics and their familiarity with the tools and concepts of Political Science more broadly. Active class participation by all students has the advantage of helping to foster tolerance for divergent viewpoints and developing students’ abilities to formulate arguments in a well-reasoned manner. Class participation is worth 10% of the final grade.
Map quiz. Americans in the 18-to-24 age group came next to last in a nine-nation survey of geographic literacy conducted by the National Geographic Society in 2002. This course aims to tackle this problem by encouraging students’ awareness of and familiarity with Asian countries, regions, cities, and geographic features. The map quiz is worth 5% of the final grade.
Self-criticism. As part of their study of China’s Cultural Revolution, students will write a self-criticism, much as people in China were compelled to do during this time period. Students will imagine themselves as a Chinese person, forced to confess past errors in thought and action. The self-criticism is worth 5% of the final grade.
Adopt-a state/province/prefecture (SPP) paper. This assignment requires you to adopt an Indian state, Chinese province, or Japanese prefecture as your very own (if students have a special interest in another Asian nation, they may—with the instructor’s permission—work on a sub-national unit of that country for this project). Your essay should be a coherent analysis of the political and economic situation of the SPP. This paper should be 8-10 double-spaced pages in length, with a basic data sheet on the province appended. The adopt-a-state/province/prefecture paper is worth 22.5% of the final grade. Follow the link here for more detail on the assignment and tips on finding sources.
Op-ed piece. In order to develop their skills in constructing concise arguments about international topics, students are asked to write an imaginary “op-ed piece” for the Washington Post or another major news outlet on a topic of contemporary international relations significance in the Asian region. Specific topics for the op-ed will be discussed as the deadline draws nearer. Op-eds should be 800-1,000 words, or three-to-four pages, in length. The op-ed assignment is worth 10% of the final course grade.
Book Review. Students are asked to compose a six-to-eight page essay reviewing the assigned book, Dead Season, by Alan Berlow. This assignment is not a book report. Students are asked to interact with and evaluate the book, rather than merely describing its contents. The book review is worth 15% of the final grade.
Final exam. The exam will be a take-home exam designed to test students’ mastery of the material and quality of analysis rather than memorization of facts, names, and dates. The exam is worth 30% of the final course grade.
Getting Help
Students are encouraged to talk to me if they feel they need assistance with the course material. I can be reached by e-mail at tanp@uncw.edu or by phone at 910-962-3221. I am in my office most days at least 9-3 (with the exception of the times I am teaching). Dedicated office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-1:45pm.
The University Learning Center (ULC) also provides assistance to students in writing, math, and general academic skills. The ULC is located on the first floor of Westside Hall (WE 1056); phone 962-7857; web www.uncw.edu/ulc; hours: Mon–Thur 8am–9pm; Fri 8am–5pm; Sun 3pm–9pm.
Workshop featuring painting of untouchables hero, Dr. Ambedkar, Bangalore, Karnataka (2008)
Course Policies
Academic Honesty
This instructor believes academic honesty is the foundation of the entire enterprise of a university. Only in an environment of honesty can genuine learning occur and good citizenship be fostered. For further information, students should consult the online UNCW Code of Student Life at http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/doso/documents/Code.Of.Student.Life.pdf. Students should also feel free to ask the instructor any questions they may have about academic honesty.
Because academic honesty is treated as a serious matter, the course policy is one of zero tolerance for academic DIShonesty. A violation of the Academic Honor Code will be pursued by the instructor and will result in a failing grade for the course.
The core principle of the Academic Honor Code is that student work represents the original work of the student. For this reason, plagiarism, using the work of another without proper citation, and cheating, the unauthorized use of information during an examination, are prohibited.
The Academic Honor Code works for both students and teachers. Students can expect that the instructor will treat them in a fair, honest, and impartial manner. The instructor also expects students to deal with her and with one another honestly. Plagiarism and cheating are violations of academic honesty because they steal from the original creator of the work. In addition, they violate the relationship of honesty between student and teacher as the student attempts to pass off work as his or her own which was produced by another. Further, plagiarism and cheating violate the bond of honesty among students themselves. Students who produce their assignments through long, hard work are being violated by those taking a shortcut through the misappropriation of another’s work or knowledge. Most sadly, students who violate academic honesty cheat themselves of the chance to learn.
Contacting the Instructor
Students are encouraged to call or e-mail with questions, or stop by office hours (listed above). I endeavor to be available to assist you with your course work. It’s my job. As a hint, e-mails are likely to guarantee a quicker response than phone messages. I am most happy to set up an appointment for a meeting in addition to those times listed as office hours. However, because I have a young toddler at home, students must understand that there are limits on my time.
A note on courtesy: When students receive assistance through any one of these extra-class channels, they should be sure to thank the instructor for her time, thought, and effort. This little trick will serve you well in the future. It is an expected part of social etiquette.
Late Papers
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS POLICY!
Students are encouraged to plan in advance to make time to complete assignments. Things come up during the semester; relatives require our attention, cars break down, and students get sick. Students should begin their assignments early enough to allow for these foreseeable and unforeseeable eventualities. The instructor does not wish to receive any late assignments during the semester.
Papers are due at the start of class on the date listed on the syllabus. Each twenty-four hours that a paper is late may result in a penalty of one letter grade. Late papers must be submitted by e-mail (pasted into your message and attached in Word format) and must receive confirmation of receipt from the instructor to be considered "turned in." For your protection, submit your paper from an e-mail account which will keep a record of your outgoing e-mail. With this, you could demonstrate a true attempt to submit the paper that somehow disappears into the electronic ether. Do not submit papers to the instructor’s faculty snail mailbox, the department secretary, or under the instructor’s office door. After submitting papers electronically, students should bring a print-out of the late assignment to the next class meeting. Late assignments will not be graded on the same schedule as assignments submitted on time. Under no circumstances should students miss class to complete an assignment.
Tardiness
Students are strongly encouraged to show respect for fellow students and the instructor by arriving for class on time. Late arrivals disturb fellow students and disrupt the learning process. It is better to come in late than not to come at all, but try to be respectful of classmates by making arrangements to be in class and in your seat at the start of class.
Excused Absences
An excused absence is one that is discussed with the professor IN ADVANCE and for which documentation can be provided. Only for excused absences will the professor allow work to be made up. All make-up work will be done at the instructor’s convenience.
Disabilities
The instructor understands that some students may have need of accommodation (for example, extended testing time or a quiet testing locale) due to a disability. If you feel that you are in need of an accommodation, please contact Disability Services in Westside Hall to make the appropriate arrangements. The phone number is 910-962-7555.
Electronic Devices
Students are permitted to use laptop computers during class to access PowerPoints, online notes, or to type their own course notes. Laptops are not to be used for surfing the internet or checking e-mail. Obviously, when tests and quizzes are being administered, laptops are not permitted. Use of cellphones, including texting, is not permitted. If students are found to be using electronic devices in a manner inconsistent with the professor’s assessment of the best environment for group learning, they may be penalized with a one-letter grade reduction in their final course grade.
The web has a bounty of information for research on Asian politics (not all of it credible—be a careful consumer!!!). Below, students will find a selection of websites. Students should consult the instructor if they require any assistance in finding additional web resources on particular topics or countries.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) http://www.apecsec.org.sg
Asia Society Asia Source Homepage http://www.asiasource.org
**Asian Studies at ANU http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) http://www.asean.or.id
BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/
Brookings Institution http://www.brook.edu/
Channel News Asia http://www.channelnewsasia.com
China Daily http://www.chinadaily.net
China Embassy to the United States http://www.china-embassy.org/
China Human Rights in China http://www.hrichina.org
China Internet Guide for China Studies—Politics http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/igpol.htm
China Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.fmprc.gov.cn
China News Digest http://www.cnd.org/CND-Global/CND-Global.new.html
China People’s Daily http://english.peopledaily.com.cn
China: A Country Study, U.S. Library of Congress http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html
China: Political Resources on the Net http://www.politicalresources.net/china.htm
Chinese Military Power Page http://www.comw.org/cmp/
CNN Asia news http://edition.cnn.com/ASIA
Comparative Connections http://www.csis.org/pacfor/ccejournal.html
ElectionGuide http://www.ifes.org/eguide/elecguide.htm
Embassy, the Electronic Embassy http://www.embassy.org/ (find embassies in Washington, DC)
Foreign Affairs http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
Foreign Policy http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
Freedom House (NGO) http://www.freedomhouse.org/
Hong Kong South China Morning Post http://www.scmp.com
Hong Kong WWWVL http://www.asiawind.com/hkwwwvl
Human Rights Watch/Asia http://www.hrw.org/about/divisions/asia.html
India Bharatiya Janata Party http://www.bjp.org
India Frontline http://www.flonnet.com
India Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.meadev.nic.in
India Prime Minister’s Office http://pmindia.nic.in
India Hindu http://www.hinduonline.com
India Times of India http://www.timesofindia.com
Indian Embassy, Washington, DC http://www.indianembassy.org
Indonesia Jakarta Post http://www.thejakartapost.com
International Affairs WWWVL http://www.etown.edu/vl
Inter-Parliamentary Union—IPU http://www.ipu.org/
Japan Daily Yomiuri http://www/yomiuri.co.jp/index-e.htm
Japan Embassy Washington, DC http://www.embjapan.org
Japan Guide from Stanford http://jguide.stanford.edu
Japan Mainichi Shimbun http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp
Malaysia Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.kln.gov.my/index1.html
Malaysia Prime Minister’s Office http://www.smpke.jpm.my/
Missions to the UN (with links to missions’ websites) http://www.un.int/index-en/webs.html
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com (site requires registration, but it’s free)
Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs http://www.dfa.gov.ph
Political Resources on the Net http://www.politicalresources.net/
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mfa.gov.sg/
Singapore Straits Times http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg
South China Sea WWWVL http://www.middlebury.edu/SouthChinaSea
Taiwan Government Information Office http://www.roc-taiwan.org
Taiwan WWWVL http://peacock.tnjc.edu.tw/taiwan-wwwvl.html
Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs http://www.mfa.go.th
Thailand Bangkok Post http://www.bangkokpost.net
Thailand Nation http://www.nationmultimedia.com
Tibet Government in Exile at http://www.tibet.com
Timor Lorosae (East Timor) http://www.easttimor.com
United Nations (Official) http://www.un.org/
US Department of State (Official) http://www.state.gov
Vietnam News Agency http://www.vnagency.com.vn/vnaE4.htm
World Bank (Official) http://www.worldbank.org
As wonderful as the web is for finding information, scholarly journals still form the backbone of our academic work. Some journals helpful for the study of Asia and international affairs are listed below:
Asian Journal of Political Science
Asian Perspective
Asian Survey
Australian Journal of International Affairs
Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars
Comparative Political Studies
Comparative Politics
Contemporary Southeast Asia
Current History
Electoral Studies
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Policy
International Security
Journal of Contemporary Asia
Journal of Democracy
PS Political Science
Pacific Affairs
Pacific Review
Party Politics
Perspectives on Politics
Political Science Quarterly
Survival
Third World Quarterly
Washington Quarterly
World Politics
Communist March, Kerala, India (2008)
Course Schedule:
I. INTRODUCTION
Aug 21 COURSE INTRODUCTION
Introduce course schedule and assignments.
Consider: Kishore Mahbubani, "The Case against the West," Foreign Affairs, May/June 2008.
II. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
A. PRECOLONIAL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT
AUG 26 CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO INSTRUCTOR TRAVEL
Get going with reading for next time. We will do two classes in one on Thursday.
AUG 28 THE CHINESE IMPERIAL SYSTEM
Reading: Simone, Ch. 1. Franz Schurmann and Orville Schell, eds. The China Reader: Imperial China, New York: Vintage 1967, 34-66 (This should be called “Chinese Society: The Confucian Pattern” in the library’s e-Reserves).
Discuss: Consider approaches to the study of Asian politics. Introduce Chinese imperial system of government and Asia’s Confucian heritage.
Looking ahead: Handout on requirements for map quiz.
INDIANIZED KINGDOMS AND ISLAMIC SULTANATES
Reading: Steinberg, David Joel, ed. In Search of Southeast Asia: A Modern History. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1987, pp. 37-48, 60-95 (henceforth referred to as Steinberg). This may be referred to as “Religious Life,” “Buddhist Kings,” “Vietnamese Emperors,” “Malay Sultans,” “Javanese Kings,” and “Spanish Governors” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
B. ENCOUNTERS WITH THE WEST AND COLONIALISM
SEPT 2 CHINA: IMPERIAL BREAKDOWN AND THE 1911 REVOLUTION
Reading: June Teufel Dreyer, China’s Political System: Modernization and Tradition. No place of publication: Longman, 2000, Ch. 3 (henceforth referred to as Dreyer). This chapter may be referred to as “Reformers, Warlords, and Communists” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
Discuss: Hand-out on Chinese romanization and Asian names.
Looking ahead: Introduce adopt-a-state/province/prefecture assignment.
SEPT 4 CHINA: THE OPIUM WAR
Video: The Opium War.
SEPT 9 CHINA: THE OPIUM WAR
Video: The Opium War.
SEPT 11 JAPAN: THE MEIJI REFORMS
Reading: Simone, Ch. 2.
Discuss: Western penetration of Japan/Japanese initiatives and responses.
Sample Exam Question: Compare Japanese and Chinese responses to the West. How were they the same? How were they different? And, why?
Virtual handout: The Importance of Writing Well
Recommended reading for the future: Ian Buruma, Inventing Japan: 1853-1964, New York: Modern Library Chronicles, 2003.
Looking ahead: Map quiz Tuesday.
SEPT 16 COLONIALISM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Reading: Steinberg, 173-244. This may be referred to as “Making of New States,” “Bureaucratic and Economic Frameworks,” and “Economic Transformation 1870-1940” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
Discuss: Economic and political effects of colonialism in Southeast Asia.
C. NATIONALISM AND MOVEMENTS FOR INDEPENDENCE
SEPT 18 THE CHINESE CIVIL WAR AND THE THOUGHT OF MAO ZEDONG
Reading: Simone, Ch. 3.
Recommended: Ross Marlay and Clark Neher, Patriots & Tyrants: Ten Asian Leaders, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999, 25-46 (on Mao). This may be referred to as “Mao Zedong: The Utopian Warrior,” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
Looking ahead: Consider starting Son of the Revolution.
Comment cards: How is class going so far?
SEPT 23 INDIA: HIND SWARAJ
Reading: Robert L. Hardgrave and Stanley A. Kochanek, India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation, San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986, 26-57. This may be referred to as “Legacies of National History” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
Recommended: Ross Marlay and Clark Neher, Patriots & Tyrants: Ten Asian Leaders, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999, 271-296 (on Gandhi). This may be referred to as “Mohandas Gandhi: The Spiritual Nationalist” in the library’s online e-Reserves. On your own time, watch the movie Gandhi.
SEPT 25 VIETNAM: THE LONG REVOLUTION
Reading: Jeffrey Race, War Comes to Long An, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972, xxiv-2 and Ch. 4. This may be referred to as “The Physical Setting” and “Lessons from Long An” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
Looking ahead: Cultural Revolution self-criticism.
Sample Exam Question: Why were different paths to independence followed in India, Vietnam, and China?
III. ASIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
SEP 30 CHINA: POLITICS UNDER MAO ZEDONG, 1949-1976
Reading: Simone, 111-132. Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro, Son of the Revolution (first third).
OCT 2 CHINA: ECONOMICS UNDER MAO ZEDONG, 1949-1976
Reading: Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro, Son of the Revolution (second third).
OCT 7 FALL BREAK
OCT 9 POLI SCI DAYS
OCT 14 CHINA: THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION
Reading: Liang Heng and Judith Shapiro, Son of the Revolution (finish).
CULTURAL REVOLUTION SELF-CRITICISM DUE TODAY.
Sample Exam Question: How would Mao describe democracy in the People’s Republic of China? Do you agree that Mao’s system was democratic? (Hint: You need a definition of democracy to answer this question.)
OCT 16 JAPAN: DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND LDP RULE
Reading: Michael Curtis, et. al., Introduction to Comparative Government, New York: Longman, 2003, Ch. 5 (pages 270-276 and 280-306). This may be referred to as “The Government of Japan” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
Looking ahead: Book review assignment.
Due: Turn in a typed, one-page write-up on what state/province/prefecture (SPP) you will be studying for the adopt-a-SPP project. Answer the question: Why is the SPP interesting to you? What have you learned about the SPP so far?
Question for discussion: Has Asia policy come up in the US presidential race? What about the China threat? Resource competition?
OCT 21 MILITARY RULE: THAILAND, INDONESIA, BURMA, AND PAKISTAN
Reading: Simone, 141-151, 155-159, 286-290.
Sample Exam Question: Why has military rule been so prevalent in the developing world?
OCT 23 INDIA: COMMUNAL POLITICS AND ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY
Reading: Michael Curtis, et. al., Introduction to Comparative Government, New York: Longman, 2003, 557-569 and 575-577. This may be referred to as “The Government of India” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
OCT 28 CAMBODIA: POLITICS AS TRAGEDY
Video: The Killing Fields.
Reading: Ross Marlay and Clark Neher, Patriots & Tyrants: Ten Asian Leaders, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1999, 151-174 (on Sihanouk). This may be referred to as “Norodom Sihanouk: The Populist Prince” in the library’s online e-Reserves.
First interim deadline on SPP project. Data sheets due.
OCT 30 CAMBODIA: POLITICS AS TRAGEDY
Video: The Killing Fields.
Reading: David P. Chandler. Brother Number One. Boulder: Westview, 1992, pp. 112-164. This may be referred to as “Inventing Democratic Kampuchea” in the library’s online e-Reserves. Get started on Berlow’s Dead Season for next week
NOV 4 PHILIPPINES: DYSFUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY
Reading: Simone, 174-178. Alan Berlow, Dead Season (first half).
Looking ahead: Introduce requirements for op-ed assignment.
ELECTION DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOV 6 PHILIPPINES: DYSFUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY
Reading: Alan Berlow, Dead Season (finish).
Sample Exam Question: Evaluate the quality of Filipino democracy.
IV. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOV 11 CHINA: PLAN TO MARKET
Reading: Simone, 189-228. Dreyer, 145-162 (“Economic Policy under Deng Xiaoping”).
Recommended: Dreyer, Ch. 6 (“PRC Politics in the Post-Mao Period”).
BOOK REVIEWS DUE TODAY.
NOV 13 JAPAN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF A MATURE ECONOMY
Reading: Richard Katz, Japanese Phoenix: The Long Road to Economic Revival, Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2002, 3-22 (“Long and Bumpy Road”). Economist, "Going Hybrid," December 1, 2007 (special report on business in Japan).
REVIEW OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS PORTION OF THE COURSE
V. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIAN REGION
NOV 18 THE COLD WAR IN ASIA
Reading: Simone, 304-338.
SPP projects due.
NOV 20 CHINA IN WORLD AFFAIRS
Reading: Dreyer, Ch. 14 (This may be referred to as “Foreign Policy” in the library’s online e-Reserves).
Recommended: M. Taylor Fravel, “China’s Search for Military Power,” The Washington Quarterly. Summer 2008 [ONLINE] http://www.twq.com/08summer/docs/08summer_fravel.pdfhttp://www.twq.com/08summer/docs/08summer_fravel.pdf [accessed June 3, 2008]. Also, China’s online Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an excellent source of a wide-variety of English-language information. See http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/.
NOV 25 JAPAN IN WORLD AFFAIRS
Reading: Richard J. Samuels, “Japan’s Goldilocks Strategy.” The Washington Quarterly. Autumn 2006 [ONLINE] http://www.twq.com/06autumn/docs/06autumn_samuels.pdf [accessed June 3, 2008].
Recommended: Japan’s online Ministry of Foreign Affairs has an abundance of English-language information on Japanese foreign policy. Try http://www.mofa.go.jp/.
NOV 27 Thanksgiving holiday
DEC 2 INDIA IN WORLD AFFAIRS
Reading: Xenia Dormandy, “Is India, or Will It Be, a Responsible International Stakeholder?” The Washington Quarterly, Summer 2007 [ONLINE] http://www.twq.com/04winter/docs/04winter_perkovich.pdf [accessed June 3, 2008].
Recommended: Further information on India’s foreign policy can be found at the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC at http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/Foreign_Policy/fp.htm.
FINAL EXAM DUE. DECEMBER 9 2:30pm
Dusty town, Tamil Nadu, India (2008)
You did it.
Hopefully, you've learned a lot about Asia's history and politics.
Have a good winter break!