Thesis Database

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CEAS M.A. Theses

All CEAS M.A. students are required to submit a final thesis as part of the degree requirements.  Prior to 2017, all theses were submitted via hard copy and those hard copy theses are located for review in the CEAS offices- Knight Building, 1st floor.  We ask that hard copy theses are reviewed in the office and are not taken from the Knight Building.  Beginning in 2017, CEAS M.A. theses are now submitted electronically to the Stanford Digital Repository and links to these documents are located in the thesis database.

Catalogue Number Graduation Year Authors Title Region Adviser Adviser's Department
58 2023 CHAN, Stephanie Tze-Han The Forgotten Players: Networks--The Role of Networks in Development Work in China China Andrew Walder Sociology
11 1992 FINDLAY, Beverly The Fairy-tale World of Tora-san: A Thick Description of Japanese Self and Society Japan Unknown Unknown
1 1981 TAKEUCHI, Toshitaka The Failure of Success: In Examining Japan's Pre-WWII Political Behavior Japan Unknown Political Science
172 2010 BENNETT, Marshall J. The Experience of Filipina Assimilation and Acculturation in Japan's Monoethnically Perceived Society Japan Harumi Befu Anthropology
142 2008 LEE, Yoo Jung Amy The Evolution of Korean Nationalism in the National History Textbook Korea Unknown Sociology
251 2013 IM, Hye Rim The Evolution of China's Attitude towards North Korea's Nuclear Program China Alice Lyman Miller Hoover Institution, Political Science
144 2008 TEZUKA, Isao The EU's Arms Embargo on China and China's Domestic Decision-Making Process China Alice Lyman Miller Hoover Institution, Political Science
306 2015 WU, Xiaodong The Era of Censorship: A Comparative Analysis of the Cultural Policy between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party during the 1930s China Alice Lyman Miller East Asian Studies
455 2021 MA, Sai The Effect of Multiple Voices: The Discourse of an Artemisia Desertorum Allergy Epidemic in Yulin, China China Ban Wang East Asian Languages and Cultures
8 1991 TAKATA, Azumi Ann The Early History of the Modern Corporation in Japan: The Legal Framework and its Implication for Diffusion Japan Unknown History
67 2003 KUSHIDA, Kenji The Dominance of NTT DoCoMo: Harnessing Disruptive Technology in Japan's Wireless Telecommunication Industry Japan Daniel Okimoto Political Science
313 2015 JOHNSON, Stephen The Divide Between Formal Law and Actual Practice in China: A Comparison of the Legal Systems of the Qing and Reform Eras China Alice Lyman Miller East Asian Studies
46 2001 JIN, Jiaqi The Discussion on Li Bai's Self-consciousness China Wan Liu East Asian Languages and Cultures
249 2013 HAFEEZ, Sanaa The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Crises of 2004, 2010, and 2012: A Study of Sino-Japanese Crisis Management East Asia Daniel Sneider Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
15 1993 LEICESTER, Elizabeth A. The Development of Prostitution in Early Modern Japan, 1589-1779 Japan James Ketelaar History
7 1990 HENDERSON, Elizabeth C. The Development of Mainland-Taiwan Economic Relations and Their Role in Two Shores Relations Since June 4, 1989 East Asia Dorothy Solinger Political Science
450 2021 UCHIMA, Mari The Deterrent Value of U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa: The Case of Futenma Japan Daniel Sneider Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
40 2001 CLARK, Frank The Deployment of a Theater Missile Defense System: The Affect on Regional Stability East Asia Daniel Okimoto Political Science
401 2018 ZOU, Shan The Death and Life of "The Hinterland"-- an Exploration of the Development of Realistic Literature in Contemporary China China Ban Wang East Asian Languages and Cultures
351 2017 BIDDLECOMBE, Cee Cee The Cult of Two Taiwan Tea Associations: Charisma, Community, and Religiosity East Asia Paul Festa East Asian Languages and Cultures