East meets West : civilizational encounters and the spirit of capitalism in East Asia / edited by Kyong-Dong Kim and Hyun-Chin Lim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kim, Kyŏng-dong, 1936-

Im, Hyŏn-jin.

Series:

Social sciences in Asia ; 15.

Social sciences in Asia ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--East Asia.

Social change.

Capitalism--Social aspects--East Asia.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past few decades, East Asia developments in terms of production, population and trade have shown remarkable dynamics. Ensuing changes in these regions of non-Western civilization are commonly interpreted in terms of a successful adaptation of modernity. However, experiences such as the regional crisis in 1997 and the tragic incident of September 2001 more than ever ask for more intensive civilizational dialogues, and urge us to carefully consider the implications of capitalist development in the East Asian context(s). This book deals with the issues of Asian values, civilizational encounters between East and West, and the development of capitalism and its culture in East Asian countries. Its focus on inter-civilizational exchanges and the intricate interplays between civilizational and capitalist dynamics helps us to better understand our human story and history.

Contents:

Preliminary material / K.-D. Kim and H.-C. Lim

Introduction / Kyong-Dong Kim and Hyun-Chin Lim

Chapter One. Reflections upon the dilemmas of civilization: The wisdom of Yin-Yang dialectics By Kyong-Dong Kim / Kyong-Dong Kim

Chapter Two. How the east and the west shall meet / Nan Lin

Chapter Three. What the west has learned from the east in the twentieth century / Andrzej Flis

Chapter Four. Modernization: Westernization vs. nationalism: A historical overview of the japanese case / Akihiro Ishikawa

Chapter Five. The role of human sciences in the dialogue among civilizations / Syed Farid Alatas

Chapter Six. Asian values in capitalist development revisited / Jonghoe Yang and Hyun-Chin Lim

Chapter Seven. Beyond the \'japanese style of management\'?: Transformation of the capitalist spirit in Japan today / Pil-Dong Kim

Chapter Eight. New trend of capitalist culture in Korea: The spirit of entrepreneurs and engineers / Yi-Jong Suh

Chapter Nine. The emerging capitalist spirit of private enterprises in China: \'Capitalism with chinese characteristics\' / Seung-Wook Baek

Chapter Ten. The culture of capitalist development in East Asia / Kyong-Dong Kim

Contributors / K.-D. Kim and H.-C. Lim

Index / K.-D. Kim and H.-C. Lim.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-92164-5

9786611921644

90-474-2123-X

OCLC:

137305972

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004160217.i-220 DOI