5. The American Way

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Note on Transliteration xii
5. Glossary xiii
6. 1. Taiwan, the Philippines, and the Puzzle of Statebuilding 1
7. 2. A Theory of Statebuilding by Imposition 26
8. 3. The Polizeistaat 48
9. 4. The Administered Community 76
10. 5. The American Way 104
11. 6. State Involution 132
12. 7. From the Colonial Past to the Future of Statebuilding 164
13. Notes 189
14. Bibliography 217
15. Index 235