Michael D Barr

Cultural Politics and Asian Values

The Tepid War

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Cultural Politics and Asian Values looks at the political, cultural and religious background of East and Southeast Asian societies and those of 'the West', with a view to seeing how they are affecting contemporary national and international politics: democratization, the international human rights discourse, NGOs and globalisation. The book surveys the political history and pre-history of the 'Asian values' debate, taking it up to the era of Megawati Sukarnoputri, Chen Shui-bian and Kim Dae-jung. In chapters on Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and liberalism, Barr explores the histories and conceptual essences of the world religions involved in or affected by the debate.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780415277648
• ISBN-10: 0415277647
• Artikelnr.: 22394462

Autorenporträt

Michael D. Barr

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Cultural Politics 1. Death of a Debate? 2. A Broad History: From
Meiji to 'East Asian Miracle' 3. Narrow Histories: Lee Kuan Yew and Dr
Mahathir 4. Confronting China After the End of History 5. Fin de Siècle:
'Democratic Moment', Financial Crisis and Beyond Part 2: Values and
Religions 6. Of Liberalism and Other Religions 7. The European Legacy:
Christianity and Liberalism 8. Islam: of Shari'a and Adat; Calophs and
Rajas 9. Buddhism: The Politics of Compassion 10. Confucianism: Humane
Rites and Elite Rights Part III: Cultural Politics and Asian Values 11.
'Asian Values' Revisited 12. Human Rights Revisited