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Political Cultures In Asia And Europe Is A Study Of Attitudes To Political And Social Life Among The Citizens Of Eighteen Countries In Western Europe And East And Southeast Asia. Drawing On Data From The Largest Cross-national Survey On Political Culture For The Last Half A Century, This Book Assesses How Political Culture Differs Across The Two Regions And Whether This Can Be Drawn Back To A Profound Difference In Basic Societal Values, Or 'asian Values'. Examining Geographical, Religious And Socio-economic Factors, The Authors Discuss Whether There Really Is A Common Political Value In The Two Regions Or A Profound Difference As These Countries Move Towards Modernity And Beyond.--jacket. The Nature And Content Of The Notion Of 'asian Values' -- How Opposed Are 'basic Societal Values' In The Two Regions? -- A Common Political Culture In Western Europe? -- A Common Political Culture In East And Southeast Asia? -- Political Culture At The Level Of Individual States. Jean Blondel And Takashi Inoguchi. Series Numbered Retrospectively. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [177]-179) And Index.