Tradition and Modernization in China and Japan

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Peter R. Moody Jr., offers a stimulating comparative study of the politics of China and Japan that brings into perspective the value of cultural tradition in effecting political and economic change. Moody compares cultural similarities and distinctions, not only between Japan and China but within their neighboring societies, for a complete picture of East Asian modernization. In turn. Moody evaluates the changes to tradition brought about by modernization in China and Japan— two nations possessing deep cultural heritages as well as valuable opportunity for continued development.
Peter R. Moody, Jr., (Ph.D., Yale University) is Professor of Government and International Studies at the University of Notre Dame; the author of five other books on Chinese and East Asian politics; and a frequent contributor to political science journals.
This is another notable volume in Wadsworth's New Horizons in Comparative Politics series, edited by Howard J. Wiarda, which is dedicated to... Tovább

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Peter R. Moody Jr., offers a stimulating comparative study of the politics of China and Japan that brings into perspective the value of cultural tradition in effecting political and economic change. Moody compares cultural similarities and distinctions, not only between Japan and China but within their neighboring societies, for a complete picture of East Asian modernization. In turn. Moody evaluates the changes to tradition brought about by modernization in China and Japan— two nations possessing deep cultural heritages as well as valuable opportunity for continued development.
Peter R. Moody, Jr., (Ph.D., Yale University) is Professor of Government and International Studies at the University of Notre Dame; the author of five other books on Chinese and East Asian politics; and a frequent contributor to political science journals.
This is another notable volume in Wadsworth's New Horizons in Comparative Politics series, edited by Howard J. Wiarda, which is dedicated to publishing timely, accessible books with fresh perspectives in the field of political science.
Also available in this series:
Introduction to Comparative Politics: Concepts and Processes by Howard J. Wiarda
The British Political Process: Concentrated Power Versus Accountability by Jorgen S. Rasmussen
France in the New Europe: Changing Yet Steadfast by Ronald Tiersky
Latin American Politics: A New World of Possibility by Howard J. Wiarda
Comparative Politics in Transition by John McCormick Vissza