The state and cultural transformation : perspectives from East Asia

Introduction - The state and cultural transformation in modem East Asia. Part 1 China: Cultural factors in the process of China's modernization China's development mode and her cultural tradition Different social and cultural types among Chinese national minorities Chinese family values - past and present Rural development and consequent cultural changes in China - a case-study. Part 2 Japan: The Westernization of clothes and the state in Meiji Japan The failure of modern Japan - the decline in traditional arts and culture Cultural transformation in Japan's industrialization - local adaptation to foreign silk technology The Japanese in colonial South-East Asia Perceptions of the state in post-war Japan The state, industry, and farmers - agribusiness in Japan. Part 3 The Republic of Korea: Characteristics of Korea's view of the outside world in the late Choson period (1392-1910) The state and culture in Korean development Building a strong state and development in South Korea Cultural transformation in rural and urban Korea. Part 4 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Conversion from a colonial agricultural state into a socialist industrial state The questions of nations and national sovereignty Experiences of state building in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Cultural revolution and the intellectualization of society.