Asian Democracy in World HistoryRoutledge, 29. apr. 2016 - 136 strani Taking 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? |
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what is democracy? | |
2 The rise of democracy in Europe | |
India Japan and the Philippines | |
South Korea Taiwan and the prospects for China | |
Thailand Malaysia Singapore and Indonesia | |
Pakistan Bangladesh and Sri Lanka | |
7 Conclusion | |
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