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Rising China and Asian Democratization Socialization to Global Culture in the Political Transformations of Thailand China and Taiwan - Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific
Author: Daniel Lynch

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 democra...  more »tization, 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.  « less

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ISBN-13: 9780804753944
ISBN-10: 0804753946
Publication Date: 7/7/2006
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Stanford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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