- 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
Asian Power and Politics
The Cultural Dimensions of Authority
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$46.00 • £40.95 • €41.95
ISBN 9780674049796
Publication Date: 03/15/1988
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