1. Introduction : themes in Asian politics -- Why Asia? -- Themes in Asian politics : culture and tradition -- Themes in Asian politics : development, state, and nation in international context -- Lenses -- Organization and approach -- Notes -- pt. I. People and politics -- 2. India -- Population size and distribution -- Gender -- Caste and class -- Language -- Religion -- Summary -- Notes -- 3. China -- Population size and distribution -- Gender -- Regions, religion, and ethnic minorities -- Summary -- Notes -- 4. Japan -- Population size and distribution -- Gender -- Minority populations -- Religion -- Summary -- Notes -- pt. II. The foundation of politics -- 5. Indian national identity : secular or Hindu? -- Early India : empire and village -- Creating the Indian state : the Mughal and British empires -- Defining the Indian nation-state -- Swaraj and partition -- A divided subcontinent : Ayodhya and Kashmir -- Summary -- Notes -- 6. Ethics, power, and unity : recreating the Chinese nation -- Confucianism : social harmony and virtuous rule -- Opium, humiliation, and failed reform -- Republican and communist revolution -- The historical legacy : Hong Kong and Taiwan -- Summary -- Notes -- 7. Japan : tension in tradition -- The Tokugawa shogunate -- The Meiji period -- The twentieth century : pluralistic and authoritarian legacies -- A new constitutional order -- Summary -- Notes -- pt. III. Government structures : form and substance -- 8. Constitutions -- India -- Japan -- China -- Summary -- Notes -- 9. The parliamentary system in Asia : India and Japan -- Parliamentary systems -- Legislative framework -- Heads of state : Indian president and Japanese emperor -- Locus of power : cabinet and prime minister -- Summary -- Notes -- 10. China : the party-state system -- The party-state system -- The leading role of the party -- The evolution of party-state relations -- Assessing the party-state system -- Notes -- 11. Levels of government and regionalism -- Federal and unitary systems -- (Dis)unity in the Indian federation -- Regions and regionalism in China -- Crafting "local autonomy" in Japan -- Summary -- Notes -- pt. IV. The individual and the state -- 12. The decay of one-party rule -- The congress, liberal democratic, and Chinese communist parties -- Opposition parties and coalition politics -- Election dynamics -- Summary -- Notes -- 13. The politics of development and the development of politics -- Dam politics -- The development of politics -- Summary -- Notes -- 14. Asian politics and global transformation -- Globalization -- Global rights consciousness -- Learning from Asia -- Conclusion : Asia in the twenty-first century -- Notes -- Glossary.
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