Confucian Democracy in East Asia Theory and Practice |
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| Author:
| Kim, Sungmoon |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-64121-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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Confucian Democracy in East Asia explores a mode of democracy that is culturally relevant and socially practicable in the contemporary context of historically Confucian East Asian societies. It argues that a Western-style liberal democracy, predicated on liberal individualism, is not suitable for East Asians who, despite their pluralist values, are still broadly saturated with Confucian habits and mores.
Confucian Democracy in East Asia explores a mode of democracy that is culturally relevant and socially practicable in the contemporary context of historically Confucian East Asian societies. It argues that a Western-style liberal democracy, predicated on liberal individualism, is not suitable for East Asians who, despite their pluralist values, are still broadly saturated with Confucian habits and mores.