Mark R. Thompson

Authoritarian Modernism in East Asia

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Following Barrington Moore Jr., this book raises doubts about modernization theory's claim that an advanced economy with extensive social differentiation is incompatible with authoritarian rule. Authoritarian modernism in East Asia (Northeast and Southeast Asia) has been characterized by economically reformist but politically conservative leaders who have attempted to learn the secrets of authoritarian rule in modern society. They demobilize civil society while endeavoring to establish an ethical form of rule and claim reactionary culturalist legitimation. With China, East Asia is home to the most important country in the world today that is… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-137-51167-6
EAN: 9781137511676
Produktnummer: 33295229
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 130 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 2'073 KB
Abbildungen: 2 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, Bibliographie

Über den Autor

Mark R. Thompson is Professor and Head, Department of Asian and International Studies and Director, Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.