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dc.contributor.authorSamuels, Richard J.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-22T16:38:05Z
dc.date.available2012-08-22T16:38:05Z
dc.date.issued2010-10
dc.identifier.issn1598-2408
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72324
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: History is filled with political abductions, incidents in which individuals are kidnapped and held hostage by hostile groups or states to gain leverage or legitimacy for their cause.1 Such episodes have been used since antiquity to highlight the failure of rulers to perform their single-most important function-- protecting citizens from harm. Consequently, kidnappings have opened up deep political chasms and often have been used by political actors to identify enemies, distill collective fears, clarify national deficiencies, redefine frontiers, and mobilize social movements. They have long figured in justifications for both aggression and conciliation with neighbors. Some political actors have capitalized on captivity to frame and highlight national weakness and the fecklessness of leaders. Others have spun out accounts of heroism to demonstrate national strength and visionary leadership. Either way, the manipulation of the captivity passion for political ends often has been used to generate public sympathy to reorient national policies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHenry Luce Foundationen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipChiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchangeen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherLynne Rienner Publishersen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://journals.rienner.com/doi/pdf/10.5555/jeas.2010.10.3.363en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/en_US
dc.sourceSamuels via Robert Kehneren_US
dc.titleKidnapping Politics in East Asiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationSamuels, Richard J. "Kidnapping Politics in East Asia." Journal of East Asian Studies, 10.3 (2010): 363-395.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.approverSamuels, Richard J.
dc.contributor.mitauthorSamuels, Richard J.
dc.relation.journalJournal of East Asian Studiesen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsSamuels, Richard J.en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4545-2193
mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICYen_US
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