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Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context

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Description for Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context Paperback. Is liberal democracy appropriate for East Asia? This book argues for morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy in the region. It is divided into three parts that correspond to the three main hallmarks of liberal democracy - human rights, democracy, and capitalism. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Is liberal democracy appropriate for East Asia? In this provocative book, Daniel Bell argues for morally legitimate alternatives to Western-style liberal democracy in the region. Beyond Liberal Democracy, which continues the author's influential earlier work, is divided into three parts that correspond to the three main hallmarks of liberal democracy--human rights, democracy, and capitalism. These features have been modified substantially during their transmission to East Asian societies that have been shaped by nonliberal practices and values. Bell points to the dangers of implementing Western-style models and proposes alternative justifications and practices that may be more appropriate for East Asian societies. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691123080
SKU
V9780691123080
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About Daniel A. Bell
Daniel A. Bell is Professor of Political Philosophy and Ethics in the Department of Philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is the author of "East Meets West: Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia" (Princeton) and "Communitarianism and Its Critics", and the coeditor of six other books.

Reviews for Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 "Beyond Liberal Democracy is an intensely personal engagement with the author's experiences of Western liberal political ideas in an Asian context... Mr. Bell ... is a provocative thinker. He is also refreshingly candid... [T]he result is an important contribution to the debate about liberal democracy in Asia."
David Plott, Far Eastern Economic Review ... Read more

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