Rising China and Asian Democratization

Socialization to "Global Culture" in the Political Transformations of Thailand, China, and Taiwan

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Av Daniel C. Lynch, Daniel C Lynch

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This book argues that democratization is inherently international: states democratize through a process of socialization to a liberal-rational global culture. This can clearly be seen in Taiwan and Thailand, where the elites and attentive public now accept democracy as universally valid. But in China, the ruling communist party resists democratization, in part because its leaders believe it would lead to China's "permanent decentering" in world history. As China's power increases, the party could begin restructuring global culture by inspiring actors in other Asian countries to uphold or restore authoritarian rule.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-08-21
Mått152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific
Antal sidor320
FörlagStanford University Press
ISBN9780804761048

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Table of Contents Preface:Rising China and Asian Democratizationp. i Chapter 1:Democratization as Socialization to Global Culture(s)p. 1 Chapter 2:Buddhism and the Siamese Alacrity towards Global Culture p.44 Chapter 3:Deepening Thai Democracy in the 1990s--and Beyond?p. 108 Chapter 4:The CCP's Pursuit of "Multipolar Modernity" p. 180 Chapter 5:Chinese Cross-Currents Countered by "Political Civilization"p. 246 Chapter 6:Taiwan: Democratization as Desinification p. 308 Chapter 7:Threats to the Consolidation of Taiwanese Democracyp. 372 Chapter 8:The Future of Democracy and Global Culture in Asia p. 423 Bibliographyp. 438

"The book is based on a very rich trove of recent, original research that will interest area specialists. At the same time, it makes a very interesting and innovative argument that scholars of globalization, democratization, and political development will want to read . . . the theoretical argument is original, thought-provoking, well-argued, and interesting, and offers a very pointed challenge to conventional wisdom. The way Lynch talks about China is brilliant." - Shelley Rigger (Davidson College) "(The book) is magisterial. Because it encompasses so much and challenges so much, its theses will be debated. The book will prod people to do review essays and hold symposia. In short, it is a very important work. This is superb scholarship." - Edward Friedman (University of Wisconsin-Madison) "...significant and clearly articulated..." - Library Journal "Lynch's theoretical framework provides a new perspective on the variable of global culture; his arguments are likely to inspire much debate and reflection in policy making and scholarly circles." - Taiwan Journal of Democracy "In Rising China, Lynch has fashioned a masterful intellectual work. The book is substantively and intellectually rich--at times exuberantly so...Rising China should establish Lynch as one of the major scholars in contemporary US-China relations." – International Studies Review