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Overview -- Introducing East Asia / Anne Prescott -- East Asian Studies: History, Careers, And Resources / Anne Prescott -- Fundamentals -- Modern East Asia: A History / Jerry P. Dennerline -- East Asian Languages / Anne Prescott -- The Global Context -- East Asian Economies In A Globalizing World / Thomas Gottschang -- Globalization In East Asia / Anne Prescott -- Debunking The Myths / Anne Prescott -- Case Studies -- Introduction To The Case Studies / Anne Prescott -- From Flying Pigeons To Fords: China's New Car Culture / Beth E. Notar -- New Media And New Technology In Colonial Korea: Radio / Jina E. Kim -- Interpreting Minority Experiences Of Japan's March 2011 Triple Disaster / Joshua Hotaka Roth And Mariko Sikama -- Society And Culture: Confucianism In East Asia Today / Jeffrey L. Richey -- The Korean Peninsula: Global Dimensions / Jacques Fugua -- Reading Kimigayo: The Japanese National Anthem In A Time Of Postnational Transition / Junko Oba -- Globalization And Deindustrialization In China's (former) Porcelain Capital Maris Gillette -- Buto: The Birth And Maturation Of A New Global Art Form / Bruce Baird -- China's One-child Policy And The Empowerment Of Urban Daughters / Vanessa L. Fong. Edited By Anne Prescott. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.