Asian Power and Politics: The Cultural Dimensions of Authority (Belknap Press) - Hardcover

Pye, Lucian W.; Pye, Mary W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674049780 ISBN 13: 9780674049789

Verlag: Harvard University Press, 1985

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Book by Pye Lucian W

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Pye's thesis is that as social psychology cannot be properly understood unless it is embodied in a context of individual psychology, so the phenomenon of power cannot be understood without reference to the cultural context within which it exists. Pye contends that those political scientists who study the nature of power have erred in treating it as a universal concept...Central to Pye's thesis is his contrasting of the Western concept of individual autonomy with the Eastern concept of dependency on an idealized, benevolent, authoritarian leadership. Closely reasoned and brilliantly argued, this is a superb contribution to the international political debate. This a rich and stimulating analysis which will be the subject of much scholarly debate. An extremely lucid, informative, and valuable work that meets a long-standing need for a readable and comprehensive view of the methods and cultural foundations of exercising power and authority in Asia. individual autonomy with the Eastern concept of dependency on an idealized, benevolent, authoritarian leadership. Closely reasoned and brilliantly argued, this is a superb contribution to the international political debate.

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the subtle variations among the many Asian cultures. Its comparative perspective will provide indispensable insights to anyone who wishes to think more deeply about the modern Asian states.

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• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0674049780
• ISBN 13: 9780674049789
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432