Kishore’s World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald K Emmerson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 166-174 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2013.0049 |
| OpenAlex | W2059123992 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
This critique of the writings of Singaporean analyst Kishore Mahbubani argues that he reduces diversity and complexity to crude either-or stereotypes, as in his master narrative pitting “the West” against “the Rest.” In accusing “the Western mind” of being able to think only in black-and-white terms, he contradicts his own Manichean method. His prejudice against “the West” leads him to patronize Aung San Suu Kyi while distorting and deriding her motives as insufficiently pro-Asian. He falsely suggests that the people of China are happily enjoying good governance. And the great global “convergence” of countries and peoples that he claims to have discovered is incoherent
China · Convergence (economics · Development economics · Diversity (politics · Economic growth · Economics · Linguistics · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Prejudice (legal term · Sociology · White (mutation · White paper · Asian Studies and History · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |