ISBN:
9781435615946
,
1435615948
,
9780857717023
,
0857717022
,
1282750747
,
9781282750746
,
1845113675
,
9781845113674
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 255 pages)
,
Illustrations
Serie:
International library of political studies v. 18
DDC:
306.2095
Schlagwort(e):
Politische Kultur
;
Afrika
;
Asien
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Kurzfassung:
This fresh and original study analyses how power presents itself in dramatic performance in these two increasingly economically and politically important continents. Emotion and politics play a hugely important role in the politics of Asia and Africa but, as this book sets out, too much of western political research into the subject concentrates on apparent deficiencies - on the weakness of institutions, defects in the bureaucracy or markets, poor management of elections, absent judicial autonomy. Viewing political performance through Western eyes in this way - where politics is primarily about the naked pursuit of power and interests - can lead toa misunderstanding of how politics actually works in Africa and Asia, where process plays a far more important role. Thus performance, drama and emotion are far more integral to political outcome there than in the West. By concentrating on this new perspective the authors, each a recognised specialist in one or more states in Asia and Africa, avoid this trap and offer a coherent picture of the impact political performance has on the culture and politics of these societies and how they function.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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