Asian democracy in world history / / Alan T. Wood

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910798212803321
• Autore: Wood Alan Thomas.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-136-36152-9; 1-315-01124-7; 1-136-36145-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Collana: Themes in World History
• Disciplina: 321.8/095
• Soggetti: Democracy - Asia; Democracy; World history
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2004 by Routledge.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: what is democracy?; 2 The rise of democracy in Europe; 3 Post-war democracies in Asia: India, Japan, and the Philippines; 4 Later democracies in East Asia: South Korea, Taiwan, and the prospects for China; 5 Later democracies in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia; 6 Fragile democracies in South Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka; 7 Conclusion; Index