Political Theory of Tyranny in Singapore and Burma - Aristotle and the Rhetoric of Benevolent Despotism

Zusatztext 'As befits a book based on doctoral thesis! those looking for references for further reading will not be disappointed.' - The Commonwealth Lawyer Informationen zum Autor Stephen McCarthy Klappentext Covering various fields in political science, this book presents an historical and political-cultural analysis of Buddhism and Confucianism. Zusammenfassung Covering various fields in political science, this book presents an historical and political-cultural analysis of Buddhism and Confucianism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Intellectual Crisis in Comparative Politics 3. The Political Science of Tyranny 4. Tyranny in Singapore? 5. The Rhetoric of Asian Values 6. Stability and Justice in Singapore 7. Tyranny in Burma 8. Buddhist Political Rhetoric 9. Stability and Justice in Burma 10. Conclusion

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• Authors: Stephen Mccarthy, Stephen (Griffith Asia Institute Mccarthy, McCarthy Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2006
• EAN: 9780415701860
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70186-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series; Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Politics and government