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China's New Confucianism. Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society

Door Daniel A. Bell

Categorie
Geschiedenis Azië
Boeknummer
#269274
Titel
China's New Confucianism. Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society
Auteur
Bell, Daniel A.
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Princeton University Press
Jaar van uitgave
2010
ISBN10
0691145857
ISBN13
9780691145853
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting


What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In this entertaining and illuminating book, one of the few Westerners to teach at a Chinese university draws on his personal experiences to paint an unexpected portrait of a society undergoing faster and more sweeping changes than anywhere else on earth. With a storyteller's eye for detail, Daniel Bell observes the rituals, routines, and tensions of daily life in China. China's New Confucianism makes the case that as the nation retreats from communism, it is embracing a new Confucianism that offers a compelling alternative to Western libera... (Lees verder)lism.

Bell provides an insider's account of Chinese culture and, along the way, debunks a variety of stereotypes. He presents the startling argument that Confucian social hierarchy can actually contribute to economic equality in China. He covers such diverse social topics as sex, sports, and the treatment of domestic workers. He considers the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, wondering whether Chinese overcompetitiveness might be tempered by Confucian civility. And he looks at education in China, showing the ways Confucianism impacts his role as a political theorist and teacher.

By examining the challenges that arise as China adapts ancient values to contemporary society, China's New Confucianism enriches the dialogue of possibilities available to this rapidly evolving nation.

In a new preface, Bell discusses the challenges of promoting Confucianism in China and the West.
Pagina's
240
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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