Taiwan, the Philippines, and the puzzle of statebuilding -- A theory of statebuilding by imposition -- The Polizeistaat -- The administered community -- The American way -- State involution -- From the colonial past to the future of statebuilding.
Summary:
"Investigates how strong states were historically forged by modernist rulers amid widespread resistance through a comparative study of Taiwan under Japanese rule and the Philippines under U.S. rule"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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