The Political Theory of Tyranny in Singapore and Burma

Aristotle and the Rhetoric of Benevolent Despotism

Bibliographic Data

ID19924440
AuthorsStephen Mccarthy (0000-0002-5761-7162, corresponding author)
Year2006
Publication date2006-04-18
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePolitical Theory of Tyranny in Singapore and Burma (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203087527
OpenAlexW4253032474
Open LibraryOL35541322M
ISBN9780203087527
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Covering various fields in political science, this new book presents an historical and political-cultural analysis of Buddhism and Confucianism. Using Singapore and Burma as case studies, the book questions the basic assumptions of democratization theory, examining the political science of tyranny and exploring the rhetorical manipulation of religion for the purpose of political legitimacy. A welcome addition to the political science and Asian studies literature, McCarthy addresses many of the current issues that underlie the field of democratization in comparative politics and discusses the issue of imposing Western cultural bias in studying non-Western regimes by analyzing rhetorical traits that are universally regular in politics

Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Autorita rer Staat · Bouddhisme et politique · Buddhism · Buddhism and politics · burma · Confucianism · Confucianisme · Cross-cultural studies · Démocratisation · Democratization · Despotism · Despotisme · Études transculturelles · General · Political aspects · Political aspects of Buddhism · Political aspects of Confucianism · Political Culture · politics and government · Politische Theorie · Religion and politics · Singapore

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