Departing from existing literature on state building, this book proposes a novel theoretical approach that looks beyond the confines of state borders. Instead of looking at state building as a process determined by domestic factors, such as war preparation, political institutions, and geographic and demographic variables, Asymmetrical Neighbors argues that we should conceptualize state building as an interactive process heavily influenced by a "neighborhood effect." Ultimately, this book tells the story of the success and failure in state and nation building across the common borderland area between China, Myanmar, and Thailand.…mehr
Departing from existing literature on state building, this book proposes a novel theoretical approach that looks beyond the confines of state borders. Instead of looking at state building as a process determined by domestic factors, such as war preparation, political institutions, and geographic and demographic variables, Asymmetrical Neighbors argues that we should conceptualize state building as an interactive process heavily influenced by a "neighborhood effect." Ultimately, this book tells the story of the success and failure in state and nation building across the common borderland area between China, Myanmar, and Thailand.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Enze Han is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include ethnic politics in China, China's relations with Southeast Asia, and the politics of state formation in the borderland area between China, Myanmar, and Thailand. He is the author of Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China.
Inhaltsangabe
* Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * Notes on Transliterations and References * Chapter 1: Introduction * Chapter 2: The Neighborhood Effect of State and Nation Building * Chapter 3: The Historical Pattern of State Formation in Upland Southeast Asia * Chapter 4: Spill-over of the Chinese Civil War and the Militarization of the Borderland * Chapter 5: Communist Revolutions at the Borderland * Chapter 6: Dynamics of Trans-boundary Economic Flows * Chapter 7: Comparative Nation Building across the Borderland Area * Chapter 8: Continual Contestations at the China-Myanmar Border * Chapter 9: Conclusion * Notes * Chinese Bibliography * Thai Bibliography * Burmese Bibliography * English Bibliography * Index
* Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * Notes on Transliterations and References * Chapter 1: Introduction * Chapter 2: The Neighborhood Effect of State and Nation Building * Chapter 3: The Historical Pattern of State Formation in Upland Southeast Asia * Chapter 4: Spill-over of the Chinese Civil War and the Militarization of the Borderland * Chapter 5: Communist Revolutions at the Borderland * Chapter 6: Dynamics of Trans-boundary Economic Flows * Chapter 7: Comparative Nation Building across the Borderland Area * Chapter 8: Continual Contestations at the China-Myanmar Border * Chapter 9: Conclusion * Notes * Chinese Bibliography * Thai Bibliography * Burmese Bibliography * English Bibliography * Index
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