The Western Concept of Civil Society in the Context of Chinese History |
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| Author:
| Metzger, Thomas A. |
| Series title: | Hoover Essays Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8179-3842-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1998 |
| Publisher: | Hoover Institution Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $5.00 |
Book Description:
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By analyzing this confusing semantic situation, this essay makes clear not only that China throughout its history has only exceptionally developed a civil society but also that current Chinese writing using this term has typically conflated it with indigenous assumptions out of accord with the Western civil society tradition.
By analyzing this confusing semantic situation, this essay makes clear not only that China throughout its history has only exceptionally developed a civil society but also that current Chinese writing using this term has typically conflated it with indigenous assumptions out of accord with the Western civil society tradition.