War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe

ISBN-13: 9780521525763 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 310 str.

Victoria Tin-Bor Hui; Tin-Bor Victoria Hui

Opis

There is a common belief that the system of sovereign territorial states and the roots of liberal democracy are unique to European civilization and alien to non-Western cultures. The view has generated popular cynicism about democracy promotion in general and China's prospect for democratization in particular. This book demonstrates that China in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (656-221 BC) consisted of a system of sovereign territorial states similar to Europe in the early modern period. It examines why China and Europe shared similar processes but experienced opposite outcomes.

Recenzje

'It is rare to encounter an analysis as attentive to detail and method, yet broad in the scope of its implications as that by Victoria Tin-Bor Hui. … it invites its readers to pursue further the ideas discussed on its pages.' Political Studies Review

Spis treści

1. A dynamic theory of world politics; 2. The dynamics of international politics in Ancient China; 3. Rethinking the dynamics of international politics in early modern Europe; 4. The dynamics of state formation and transformation; 5. Conclusion and implications.