The Development of Nationalism in East Asia

Right-wing nationalism and ideologies of the left usually promote diametrically opposed political programs, with the former centered more on culture and subjective identity and the latter more on social equality and economic justice. East Asia, like many places in the world, was torn by nationalist-leftist conflicts of varying sorts and degrees last century, with Western humanism thrown in for good measure. A brief review of three pieces of literature from and about that period will help delineate some factors in this conflict and propose elements required for a synthesis of nationalism, socialism, and humanism, using diverse relations to 20th century East Asian nationalism as the analytical framework. The Prout concept of socioeconomic regions will be proposed as the outline of an applied policy solution for these conflicts. Read More...............