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

• Autore: Pye Lucian W. <1921-2008.>
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press, 1985
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 414 pages)
• Disciplina: 306/.2/095
• Soggetto topico: Authority; Legitimacy of governments - Asia; Paternalism - Asia
• Soggetto geografico: Asia Social conditions; Asia Politics and government
• Altri autori: PyeMary W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Asian power and politics
• ISBN: 0-674-04241-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910958296403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II