This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the political systems of Southeast Asian countries, examining the historical, cultural, and social foundations that shape governance in the region. Lucian W. Pye explores the comparative structures of political authority, leadership patterns, modernization challenges, and the interaction between traditional values and modern state-building. As part…
This series is dedicated to the proposition that it is no longer valid or profitable to study comparative politics within an essentially North American and European-centered frame of reference. Although admittedly more familiar, more comprehensible, and in the past, at least-closer and more important to us, the political histories, ideologies, and institutions of these areas constitute only a s…