Asian power and politics : the cultural dimensions of authority / Lucian W. Pye with Mary W. Pye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pye, Lucian W., 1921-2008.

Contributor:

Pye, Mary W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authority.

Legitimacy of governments--Asia.

Legitimacy of governments.

Paternalism--Asia.

Paternalism.

Asia--Social conditions.

Asia.

Asia--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 414 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pye reconceptualizes Asian political development as a product of cultural attitudes about power and authority. He contrasts the great traditions of Confucian East Asia with the Southeast Asian cultures and the South Asian traditions of Hinduism and Islam, and explores the national differences within these larger civilizations.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-674-04241-7

OCLC:

923112555