• New Books

Tierney, Robert. (2015). Monster of the Twentieth Century: Kotoku Shusui and Japan’s First Anti-Imperialist Movement. University of California Press.

This extended monograph examines the work of the radical journalist Kotoku Shusui and Japan’s anti-imperialist movement of the early twentieth century. It includes the first English translation of Imperialism (Teikokushugi), Kotoku’s classic 1901 work. Kotoku Shusui was a Japanese socialist, anarchist, and critic of Japan’s imperial expansionism who was executed in 1911 for his alleged participation in a plot to kill the emperor.

Birnbaum, Phyllis. (2015). Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy: The Story of Kawashima Yoshiko, the Cross-Dressing Spy Who Commanded Her Own Army. Columbia University Press.

Yoshiko had a fiery personality and loved the limelight. She shocked Japanese society by dressing in men’s clothes and rose to prominence as Commander Jin, touted in Japan’s media as a new Joan of Arc. Boasting a short, handsome haircut and a genuine military uniform, Commander Jin was credited with many daring exploits, among them riding horseback as leader of her own army during the Japanese occupation of China.

Kwon, Huck-ju & Koo, Min Gyo. (2014). The Korean government and public policies in a development nexus, Volume 1. Springer Books.

This book examines the postwar South Korea with a focus on its successful economic and social-political transformations. The question how Korea was able to reduce poverty and control social inequality during its rapid economic development is discussed in references to the political and institutional foundation of the Korean government and public policies.  It discusses how the dynamics of public administration took shape and certain public policies and instruments were adopted to promote economic and social development.

Zhang, S. I. (2014). Impact of Globalization on the Local Press in China: A Case Study of the Beijing Youth Daily. Lexington Books.