State Reading List for East and Southeast Asia, Comprehensive Exam in Comparative Politics Updated 2009 China/Taiwan Japan Korea (N and S) Vietnam Burma Regardless of Country Zhao (2001), Hui (2005) Schwartz and Pharr (2003) Armstrong (2007), Pirie (2009) Goodwin (2001), Carter (2008) Callahan (2003); Pedersen, Rudland, and May (2000) Taylor and Botea (2008) Regimes and Regime Change Social Movements* Identity, Ethnicity, Culture, and Religion Pei (2006), O'Brien and Li (2006), Rigger (1999) Thaxton (2008), Zhao (2001), O'Brien and Li (2006) Pye (1992), Schurmann (1968), Nathan (1993) Curtis (1999) Lee (2007), Diamond and Kim (2000), Choi (1989), Scalapino and Lee (1972) Chan (2008) Henderson (1968), Choi (1989), Lee (2007) Chan (2008) Lee (2007) Goodwin (2001), Carter (2008) Goodwin (2001), Scott (1976), Popkin (1979) Scott (1976), Popkin (1979) Hlaing (2008), Steinberg (2001) Litner (1999), Smith (1993), Steinberg (2001) Pye (1962), McCarthy (2006) Lynch (2006), Boudreau (2004), Alagappa (2004) Schock (2005), Boudreau (2004), Alagappa (2004) Dittmer, Fukui, and Lee (2000), Pye (1985), Kelly and Reid (1998), Lynch (2006) Institutions and Institutionalism Tsai (2007), Gold (1986) Johnson (1982) Amsden (1989), Pirie (2009) Chan, Kerkvliet, and Unger (1999), Kornai and Qian (2009) Kang (2002), Wade (1990), Woo- Cumings (1999) Regardless of Topic Kuhonta, Slater, and Vu, eds. (2008) Thant (2001)
**In addition to the above readings, students are also expected to follow current events in their chosen countries. Students should pay particular attention to relevant articles in the Journal of Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Current History, Human Rights Watch reports (both annual reports and special reports), United States Institute of Peace reports, and State Department reports. *Being revised to Social Movements and Political Violence.
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