State Making in Asia [Paperback]

Including contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume examines state making from a uniquely Asian perspective and reveals some of the misunderstandings that arise when states and state making are judged solely on the basis of Western history. The contributors argue that if we are to understand states in Asia then we must first recognize the particular combination of institution and ideologies embedded in Asian state making and their distinctiveness from the Western experience.

Presenting new empirical and conceptual material based on original research, the book provides a unique theoretical reflection of the state through a thorough comparison of East Asian nations and, as such, will be a valuable resource to scholars of Asian politics and international relations.

Contributors  Preface  1. Reconnecting the State to the Dynamics of its Making  2. Japanese State Making in Global Context  3. The Making of State-Bureaucracy Relations in Japan  4. Citizen, State and Nation in China  5. Sovereignty, Survival, and the Transformation of the Taiwan State  6. Constructing the State in the Tibetan Diaspora  7. Nation, Ethnicity, and Contending Discourse in the Malaysian State  8. Some States of Asia Compared from Afar  References  Index

Richard Boydis Reader in the Law and Society of Japan at Leiden University, the Netherlands.

Tak-Wing Ngois Lecturer in Chinese Politics at Leiden University, the Netherlands.