Format:
Online-Ressource (430 p)
ISBN:
9780674049796
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Asia and Theories of Development -- 2. The Evolution of Asian Concepts of Power -- 3. East Asia: Varieties of Confucian Authority -- 4. Southeast Asia: From God-Kings to the Power of Personal Connections -- 5. The South Asian Subcontinent: Hindu and Muslim Power and the Rewards of Narcissism -- 6. The Riddle of Japan: The Combining of Competition and Consensus -- 7. China: The Illusion of Omnipotence -- 8. Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam: Forms of Aggressive Confucianism -- 9. Malaysia: Confrontation of Two Incompatible Cultures -- 10. Islamic Power: The Pulls of Reformism and Fundamentalism -- 11. The Substance of Asian Power: Formal Structures and Informal Relations -- 12. Paternalistic Authority and the Triumph of Dependency -- Notes -- Index.
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Description based upon print version of record
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. Asia and Theories of Development""; ""2. The Evolution of Asian Concepts of Power""; ""3. East Asia: Varieties of Confucian Authority""; ""4. Southeast Asia: From God-Kings to the Power of Personal Connections""; ""5. The South Asian Subcontinent: Hindu and Muslim Power and the Rewards of Narcissism""; ""6. The Riddle of Japan: The Combining of Competition and Consensus""; ""7. China: The Illusion of Omnipotence""; ""8. Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam: Forms of Aggressive Confucianism""; ""9. Malaysia: Confrontation of Two Incompatible Cultures""
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""10. Islamic Power: The Pulls of Reformism and Fundamentalism""""11. The Substance of Asian Power: Formal Structures and Informal Relations""; ""12. Paternalistic Authority and the Triumph of Dependency""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674042414
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780674049796
Additional Edition:
Print version Asian Power and Politics : The Cultural Dimensions of Authority
Language:
English
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