02686oam 2200613I 450 991096575740332120251117072109.01-136-36152-91-315-01124-71-136-36145-610.4324/9781315011240 (CKB)3710000000654234(EBL)4517132(MiAaPQ)EBC4517132(Au-PeEL)EBL4517132(CaPaEBR)ebr11204918(CaONFJC)MIL919022(OCoLC)949883109(OCoLC)948604338(FINmELB)ELB135854(BIP)63400464(BIP)8676385(EXLCZ)99371000000065423420180706e20162004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAsian democracy in world history /Alan T. WoodAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (136 p.)Themes in World HistoryFirst published 2004 by Routledge.0-415-22942-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.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; IndexTaking 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?Themes in world history.DemocracyAsiaDemocracyWorld historyDemocracyDemocracy.World history.321.8/095Wood Alan Thomas.912399MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965757403321Asian democracy in world history4475109UNINA