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A pioneering venture, this book is the first major effort toward a valid comparison of the political systems of Asia, Africa, the Near East, and Latin America. After establishing a theoretical framework based on a functional approach to comparative politics, the authors apply their scheme to Southeast Asia (Lucian W. Pye), South Asia (Myron Weiner



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Introduction: A Functional Approach to Comparative Politics, pg. 1*1. The Politics of Southeast Asia, pg. 65*2. The Politics of South Asia, pg. 153*3. The Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, pg. 247*4. The Politics of the Near East, pg. 369*5. The Politics of Latin America, pg. 455*Conclusion: The Political Systems of the Developing Areas, pg. 532*Appendix, pg. 577*Index, pg. 583*Contributors, pg. 593

The Politics of the Developing Areas

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691621012, 978-0691621012
      ISBN10: 0691621012

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A pioneering venture, this book is the first major effort toward a valid comparison of the political systems of Asia, Africa, the Near East, and Latin America. After establishing a theoretical framework based on a functional approach to comparative politics, the authors apply their scheme to Southeast Asia (Lucian W. Pye), South Asia (Myron Weiner



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. v*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Introduction: A Functional Approach to Comparative Politics, pg. 1*1. The Politics of Southeast Asia, pg. 65*2. The Politics of South Asia, pg. 153*3. The Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa, pg. 247*4. The Politics of the Near East, pg. 369*5. The Politics of Latin America, pg. 455*Conclusion: The Political Systems of the Developing Areas, pg. 532*Appendix, pg. 577*Index, pg. 583*Contributors, pg. 593

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