Beyond liberal democracy : political thinking for an East Asian context / Daniel A. Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--East Asia.

Democracy.

Human rights--East Asia.

Human rights.

Capitalism--East Asia.

Capitalism.

East Asia--Politics and government.

East Asia.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xii, 379 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2006]

Contents:

One size doesn't fit all

Just war and Confucianism : implications for the contemporary world

Human rights and "values in Asia" : reflections on East-West dialogues

The ethical challenges of international human rights NGOs : reflections on dialogues between practitioners and theorists

What's wrong with active citizenship? a comparison of physical education in ancient Greece and ancient China

Taking elitism seriously : democracy with Confucian characteristics

Is democracy the "least bad" system for minority groups?

Democratic education in a multicultural context : lessons from Singapore

Culture and egalitarian development : Confucian constraints on property rights

East Asian capitalism for an age of globalization

Justice for migrant workers? the case of migrant domestic workers in East Asia

Responses to critics : the real and the ideal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-367) and index.

ISBN:

0691123071

069112308X

OCLC:

63390399

Publisher Number:

9780691123073

9780691123080

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