Asian democracy in world history
By: Alan T. Wood.
Series: Themes in world history
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Democracy -- Asia.; Democracy.; World history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: what is democracy?; title: Freedom and authority; title: Equality; title: What are the institutional ingredients of democracy?; title: What are the conditions for democracy?; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: The rise of democracy in Europe; title: Hunting-gathering societies; title: Ancient Greece; title: Republican Rome; title: Renaissance city-states and Italy; title: The modern European experience; title: References; title: Post-war democracies in Asia: India, Japan, and the Philippines; title: India; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Japan; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Philippines; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Later democracies in East Asia: South Korea, Taiwan, and the prospects for China; title: South Korea; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Taiwan; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: China; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Later democracies in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia; title: Thailand; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Malaysia; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Singapore; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Indonesia; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: References; title: Fragile democracies in South Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka; title: Pakistan; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Bangladesh; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Sri Lanka; title: History; title: Institutions; title: Conditions; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: Endnotes.