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This Routledge Contemporary Asia Series volume examines the complex political transformations across Asia since the 1980s, when authoritarian strongmen who governed since World War II gradually lost power. Rather than presenting democratisation as an inevitable linear progression, the book demonstrates that Asian nations have followed vastly divergent paths towards political liberalisation, resulting in markedly different outcomes. The work explores how the initial tide of democratisation that swept the region did not automatically translate into sustained democratic systems, instead revealing the intricate ways various Asian countries have negotiated transitions between authoritarian rule and alternative political arrangements. Essential reading for understanding contemporary Asian politics and the reality that political change operates on multiple trajectories rather than a single predetermined course.

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Routledge Contemporary Asia Series title offering authoritative analysis of political transformation across Asian nations from the 1980s onwards.

Examines the fall of post-World War II strongmen and the subsequent divergent paths Asian countries have taken towards political liberalisation.

Challenges the assumption that democratisation follows a straightforward linear process by documenting multiple distinct outcomes in the region.

Published by Routledge, a leading academic publisher specialising in politics, international relations, and Asian studies.

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Release Date
27 December 2013
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03 February 2011

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