Studies of the East Asian Institute

A biography of Kim Il Sung, the leader of North Korea for over 40 years, that attempts to separate fact from fiction and exaggeration, and to present a critical analysis of his life and politics.

Examines the Chinese Communist movement and the revolutionary war of 1946-1949, which brought the Chinese Communist Party to power. Discusses the importance of their victory against Chinese National troops for control of Manchuria, and why they won the civil war.

Analyzes human rights in contemporary China with an international and comparative perspective, especially in light of the recent adoption of Maoism in China.

Seeks to comprehend historiographic developments of the mid 1900's to the 1980's in East-Asian - American relations while examining American foreign policy and activity in East Asia.

Explores the Chinese Communist Party's commitment to elaborating programs and institutions to mobilize the support of the impoverished and oppressed against the wealthy classes since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

Explains how and why abdicated sovereigns emerged as important political figures in the late Heian period of Japan and reevaluates the manner in which Japanese scholars have treated the abdicated sovereign in the politics of the period.

A study of Japan's postwar defense policy that argues against the commonly held belief that the policy was a passive effort to balance American demands for bases, rearmament and a larger role in regional security with the pacifist, neutralist, antinuclear feelings of the Japanese people.

Presents a study of China's wartime and postwar inflation to analyze the process of the inflation with special emphasis on its economic and social effects.

Presents the first in a series of works in social sciences to increase the understanding of East Asia over a period of five hundred years. Looks to uncover social realities including family-status registration in Ming times and the academic system among others, based on local histories and local materials.