State Reconstitution in China, Japan and East Africa

Name: State Reconstitution in China, Japan and East Africa
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

State Reconstitution in China, Japan and East AfricaAuthor(s): Graham F. Odell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367354848, 978-0367354848\nSynopsis\nPresented through an investigation of Sengoku Japan and Republican China, this book proposes an innovative explanation of state formation that focuses on ideational and geographic factors.\n\nThis study addresses the question; why are some collapsed states able to reconstitute themselves where others have not? Graham F. Odell employs two cases of successful state reconstitution Republican China [tel] and Sengoku Japan [tel] to derive a new theoretical framework around this question. These cases are distinct across several significant factors, making them ideal for a research design that seeks to formulate an original theoretical explanation for a phenomenon. Taken together, these two periods of Chinese and Japanese history are paradigmatic cases of state collapse a.