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      State Reconstitution in China, Japan and East Africa
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      State Reconstitution in China, Japan and East Africa book

      ByGraham F. Odell
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2020
      eBook Published 21 July 2020
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429340970
      Pages 184
      eBook ISBN 9780429340970
      Subjects Area Studies, Politics & International Relations
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      Odell, G.F. (2020). State Reconstitution in China, Japan and East Africa (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429340970

      ABSTRACT

      Presented 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.

      This 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 (1912-1949) and Sengoku Japan (1477-1615) – 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 and reconstitution and thus intrinsically compelling to the study of state formation. By developing a new theory of successful state reconstitution through emphasizing the roles of ideology, political symbolism and the geographical distribution of social power, this text provides an answer to the question that has not only scholarly and practical implications, but also a wide geographical applicability.

      This book will be key reading for scholars interested in matters of international politics, political science, and state formation, especially in East Asia.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |18 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 1|43 pages

      A new theory of state reconstitution

      chapter 2|35 pages

      Necessary structural conditions and state reconstitution

      chapter 3|38 pages

      Necessary strategic conditions and state reconstitution

      chapter 4|23 pages

      Assessing the external validity of the theoretical framework

      chapter |14 pages

      Conclusion

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