Democratization in Confucian East Asia: Citizen Politics in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781934043998)

Worldwide newspaper headlines in recent years have covered political unrest in many East Asian nations. Citizens in these nations have become more vocal about their governments and the populace's role in those governments. Democracy is not the dominant form of government in many of these nations. However, as nations have evolved, social change and economic developments have brought increasingly pro-democratic forces to the forefront. Examining the forces of economic growth and social modernization and their impact on democratization provides the basis of this timely study. Using China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam as case studies, this book delves into these nations' Confucian cultural heritage and how that heritage allows for careful comparison of variables which affect societal values. Will East Asian nations embrace democracy? Will the nations already democratic become stronger? This book offers insightful responses to these critical questions. Democratization in East Asia is an important addition for collections in political science and Asian studies.

Author: Zhengxu Wang
ISBN-10: 1934043990
ISBN-13: 9781934043998
Publisher: Cambria Press
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2008
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 216