Richard Boyd is Reader in the Law and Society of Japan at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Tak-Wing Ngo is Lecturer in Chinese Politics at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Including contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume examines state making from a uniquely Asian perspective and reveals some of the misunderstandings that arise when states and state making are judged solely on the basis of Western history. The contributors argue that if we are to understand states in Asia then we must first recognize the particular combination of institution and ideologies embedded in Asian state making and their distinctiveness from the Western experience.
Presenting new empirical and conceptual material based on original research, the book provides a unique theoretical reflection of the state through a thorough comparison of East Asian nations and, as such, will be a valuable resource to scholars of Asian politics and international relations.
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Chapters are written by an international team of leading experts, many of whom are existing Routledge authors
First volume to compare Asian states using case studies on Japan, China and Malaysia
Will appeal to those studying Asian politics and international relations
Contributors Preface 1. Reconnecting the State to the Dynamics of its Making 2. Japanese State Making in Global Context 3. The Making of State-Bureaucracy Relations in Japan 4. Citizen, State and Nation in China 5. Sovereignty, Survival, and the Transformation of the Taiwan State 6. Constructing the State in the Tibetan Diaspora 7. Nation, Ethnicity, and Contending Discourse in the Malaysian State 8. Some States of Asia Compared from Afar References Index
Contributors Preface 1. Reconnecting the State to the Dynamics of its Making 2. Japanese State Making in Global Context 3. The Making of State-Bureaucracy Relations in Japan 4. Citizen, State and Nation in China 5. Sovereignty, Survival, and the Transformation of the Taiwan State 6. Constructing the State in the Tibetan Diaspora 7. Nation, Ethnicity, and Contending Discourse in the Malaysian State 8. Some States of Asia Compared from Afar References Index
This volume examines state making projects from an Asian perspective, highlighting the particular combination of institutions and ideologies embedded in the Asian state-making projects and demonstrates their distinctiveness from the Western experience.
Examines state making projects from an Asian perspective, highlighting the particular combination of institutions and ideologies embedded in the Asian state-making projects. This volume also demonstrates their distinctiveness from the Western experience.
Über den Autor
Richard Boyd is Reader in the Law and Society of Japan at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Tak-Wing Ngo is Lecturer in Chinese Politics at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contributors Preface 1. Reconnecting the State to the Dynamics of its Making 2. Japanese State Making in Global Context 3. The Making of State-Bureaucracy Relations in Japan 4. Citizen, State and Nation in China 5. Sovereignty, Survival, and the Transformation of the Taiwan State 6. Constructing the State in the Tibetan Diaspora 7. Nation, Ethnicity, and Contending Discourse in the Malaysian State 8. Some States of Asia Compared from Afar References Index
Klappentext
Including contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume examines state making from a uniquely Asian perspective and reveals some of the misunderstandings that arise when states and state making are judged solely on the basis of Western history. The contributors argue that if we are to understand states in Asia then we must first recognize the particular combination of institution and ideologies embedded in Asian state making and their distinctiveness from the Western experience.
Presenting new empirical and conceptual material based on original research, the book provides a unique theoretical reflection of the state through a thorough comparison of East Asian nations and, as such, will be a valuable resource to scholars of Asian politics and international relations.
