| Popis: |
The chapter investigates the interesting ways in which Korea and Japan responded to the rise of the Ming empire. The two cases in Chapter 3 signify unusual fluctuations in the two countries’ patterns of compliance behavior—Japan’s acceptance and Korea’s challenge to Chinese hegemony. In line with the book’s theoretical expectations, the case studies show that their compliance decisions grew out of domestic politics considerations rather than a direct response to the Ming power or culture. The rise of the Ming empire marked not only changes in the power shift at the international level. It also had implications for domestic power struggles within Japan and Korea as their leaders tried to take advantage of the Ming’s symbolic power politically against their opponents at home. |
