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The Empire's New Clothes. Cultural Particularism and Universal Value in China's Quest for Global Status.
Jeremy Paltiel
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Description for The Empire's New Clothes. Cultural Particularism and Universal Value in China's Quest for Global Status.
Paperback. A China scholar tries to reconcile China's desire to increase links to the global community while maintaining an authoritarian government at home Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book assesses the challenge to the dominance of Euro-American political and economic liberalism from China's emergence as a global presence. China presents the most significant present-day example of the dual process of participation and resistance. Paltiel's offers intriguing insights into the prospect of equality in a system of global power.
This book assesses the challenge to the dominance of Euro-American political and economic liberalism from China's emergence as a global presence. China presents the most significant present-day example of the dual process of participation and resistance. Paltiel's offers intriguing insights into the prospect of equality in a system of global power.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349526734
SKU
V9781349526734
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99-15
About Jeremy Paltiel
JEREMY PALTIEL is Associate Professor of Political Science at Carleton University, Canada. He is author of several chapters included in edited volumes, including Weiming Tu and William Theodore de Bary, Eds. Confucianism and Human Rights (Columbia University Press, 1998). His published articles have appeared in The China Quarterly and Asian Affairs.
Reviews for The Empire's New Clothes. Cultural Particularism and Universal Value in China's Quest for Global Status.
"This is an important book written by one of Canada's leading Sinologists. Paltiel brings to life China's preoccupation with sovereignty and shows why this issue lies at the heart of China's actions in the world. This book is richly researched and well-written. Those who want to obtain a better understanding of China's "rise" to prominence as a great power in ... Read more