State Formation through Emulation

by Chin-Hao Huang

Book Overview

Neither war nor preparations for war were the cause or effect of state formation in East Asia. Instead, emulation of China--the hegemon with a civilizational influence--drove the rapid formation of centralized, bureaucratically administered, territorial governments in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Furthermore, these countries engaged in state-building not to engage in conflict or to suppress revolt. In fact, war was relatively rare and there was no balance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009096311
• ISBN13: 9781009096317
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"