A collection of essays that cover many important themes and topics in Chinese Studies, including the Confucian perspective on human rights, Nationalism and Confucianism, Confucianism and the development of Science in China, crisis and innovation in contemporary Chinese cultures, plurality of cultures in the context of globalization, and more.
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"Confucianism, Chinese History and Society" is a collection of essays authored by world renowned scholars on Chinese studies, including Professor Ho Peng Yoke (Needham Research Institute), Professor Leo Ou-fan Lee (Harvard University), Professor Philip Y S Leung (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Professor Liu Ts'un-Yan (Australian National University), Professor Tu Wei-Ming (Harvard University), Professor Wang Gungwu (National University of Singapore) and Professor Yue Daiyun (Peking University). The volume covers many important themes and topics in Chinese Studies, including the Confucian perspective on human rights, Nationalism and Confucianism, Confucianism and the development of Science in China, crisis and innovation in contemporary Chinese cultures, plurality of cultures in the context of globalization, and comparative study of the city cultures in modern China. These essays were originally delivered at the Professor Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lectures. Wu Teh Yao (1917 - 1994) was an educator, political scientist, specialist in Confucianism and original drafter of the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Publisher & Imprint:
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
City:
Singapore
Pages:
300
More info:
height 224 mm
width 150 mm
weight 386 gr
thickness 15 mm
Summary
Confucianism, Chinese History and Society
A Confucian Perspective on Human Rights (Tu Wei-Ming); Nationalism and Confucianism (Wang Gungwu); Did Confucianism Hinder the Development of Science in China? (Ho Peng Yoke); East meets West: The Impact on China and her Response (Liu Ts'un-Yan); Across Translingual Landscape: Crisis and Innovation in Contemporary Chinese Cultures (Leo Ou-fan Lee); Zheng He: Navigator, Discoverer and Diplomat (Chin Ling-Yeong); Plurality of Cultures in the Context of Globalization and a New Perspective of Comparative Literature (Yue Daiyun); The Scientific Merit of Educational Studies (Cho-Yee To); In the Beginning: Searching for Childhood in Chinese History and Philosophy (Hsiung Ping-Chen); The Walls and Waters: A Comparative Study of the City Cultures in Modern China - Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong (Philip Y S Leung).
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