Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-396) and index.
""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""
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Asian power and politics.
9780674049789
Authority.
Legitimacy of governments-- Asia.
Paternalism-- Asia.
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Légitimité des gouvernements-- Asie.
Paternalisme-- Asie.
Authority.
Civilization.
Gezag.
Legitimacy of governments.
Paternalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.