Cultural Politics and Asian Values: The Tepid WarCultural Politics and Asian Values looks at the political, cultural and religious background of East and Southeast Asian societies and those of 'the West', with a view to seeing how they are affecting contemporary national and international politics: democratization, the international human rights discourse, NGOs and globalisation. The book surveys the political history and pre-history of the 'Asian values' debate, taking it up to the era of Megawati Sukarnoputri, Chen Shui-bian and Kim Dae-jung. In chapters on Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and liberalism, Barr explores the histories and conceptual essences of the world religions involved in or affected by the debate. |
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Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts Amy Tsui,James W. Tollefson No preview available - 2007 |
Asia Pacific and Human Rights: A Global Political Economy Perspective Paul Close,David Askew No preview available - 2004 |