Machiavelli in Northeast Asia

<p>Analyzing the multifaceted receptions of Machiavelli from early modernity to the present history of Northeast Asia this book explores a better East-West dialogue through which Machiavelli’s political philosophy can be appropriated properly in Northeast Asian practices. </p><p>First comparing the receptions of Machiavelli in Europe with the early introduction of his texts in Northeast Asia it investigates what has been missing from the reception of his ideas in Northeast Asia. Second examining the imperative issues which haven’t been construed appropriately even in recent reinterpretations of Machiavelli’s political philosophy in Northeast Asia it searches for a direction of East-West dialogue through which Machiavelli’s political philosophy is not inordinately contextualized within the sociopolitical demands of Northeast Asian societies in accordance with time and place. Third given the continuing interest in Machiavelli’s political realism it examines the different conjunctions of his political realism with diverse traditional and contemporary political thinking in Northeast Asia. </p><p>This book will be attractive to scholars in political philosophy history political theory comparative philosophy and area studies focused on East Asia as well as scholars working in the field of comparative literature.</p>