Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context Political Thinking for an East Asian Context
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Sprache:Englisch
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
Juli 2006
Verlag
Princeton University PressSeitenzahl
408
Maße (L/B/H)
23.5/16.1/2.9 cm
Gewicht
680 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-691-12307-3
"Daniel Bell's "Beyond Liberal Democracy" challenges the prevailing idea in Western liberal political theory that liberal democracy is a universal value. By comparing East Asian and Western perspectives on issues such as human rights, democracy, and capitalism, Bell forcefully demonstrates that East Asian political traditions contain morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy. He demonstrates a rare knowledge of both Western and Eastern political philosophies. Bell's work will help Western political scientists understand the contribution of East Asian cultures to political theory. But equally it will help East Asian scholars understand their own political tradition through a comparative perspective."--Li Qiang, Peking University
"For over a decade, Daniel Bell has been probing the meaning and feasibility of 'democracy, ' 'human rights, ' and 'capitalism' in an East Asian setting. "Beyond LiberalDemocracy" pulls many of these strands together in a stimulating, readable, and often humorous fashion. This book is a must for anyone involved with or concerned about China and the other important countries marked by Confucian political-legal culture. It's a friendly, engaging convers
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