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Asian Democracy in World History: Themes in World History

Autor Alan T. Wood
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 noi 2003
Taking a comparative approach, Alan T. Wood traces the evolution of democracy from its origins in prehistoric times and describes democratic growth in thirteen Asian countries from Japan in East Asia to Pakistan in South Asia and examines key issues such as:
* How does the democratic experience in Asia, in countries with unique and totalitarian political traditions, compare with democracies worldwide?
* Is the aspiration to freedom universal or is it a product of western ideas and institutions?
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415229432
ISBN-10: 041522943X
Pagini: 136
Ilustrații: 1 line drawing
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Themes in World History

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Undergraduate

Recenzii

 
'Asian Democracy in World History is packed with interesting facts for those who want a broad overview of developments in Asian politics and history.' - Contemporary South Asia
 
'For the student of political science, the book highlights the central challenge of how to incorporate culture into cross cultural study.' - South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Cuprins

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The rise of democracy in Europe; Chapter 3 Post-war democracies in Asia; Chapter 4 Later democracies in East Asia; Chapter 5 Later democracies in Southeast Asia; Chapter 6 Fragile democracies in South Asia; Chapter 7 Conclusion;

Notă biografică

Alan T. Wood is Professor of History at the University of Washington, Bothell. He has lived and studied in Asia for many years, and is the author of Limits to Autocracy: From Sung Neo-Confucianism to a Doctrine of Political Rights (1995) and What Does It Mean to be Human? A New Interpretation of Freedom in World History (2001).

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Taking a comparative approach, Alan T. Wood traces the evolution of democracy from its origins in prehistoric times and describes democratic growth in thirteen Asian countries from Japan to Pakistan and examines key issues.