Asian democracy in world history /
Alan T. Wood
- New York : Routledge, 2004
- xii, 121 p. : Maps ; 24 cm.
- Themes in world history .
Introduction: what is democracy? -- Freedom and authority -- Equality -- What are the institutional ingredients of democracy? -- What are the conditions for democracy? -- Conclusion -- References -- The rise of democracy in Europe -- Hunting-gathering societies -- Ancient Greece -- Republican Rome -- Renaissance city-states and Italy -- The modern European experience -- References -- Post-war democracies in Asia: India, Japan, and the Philippines -- India -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Japan -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Philippines -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Conclusion -- References -- Later democracies in East Asia: South Korea, Taiwan, and the prospects for China -- South Korea -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Taiwan -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- China -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Conclusion -- References -- Later democracies in Southeast Asia: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia -- Thailand -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Malaysia -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Singapore -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Indonesia -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- References -- Fragile democracies in South Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka -- Pakistan -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Bangladesh -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Sri Lanka -- History -- Institutions -- Conditions -- Conclusion -- References -- Conclusion -- References -- Endnotes