| Asian Values: Encounter with Diversity Contributor(s): Cauquelin, Josiane (Editor), Lim, Paul (Editor), Mayer-König, Birgit (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0700713247 ISBN-13: 9780700713240 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 338.95 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.62" W x 8.48" (0.64 lbs) 207 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book opens with an examination of values themselves, grappling with western assertions of individual human rights and the eastern emphasis on duties, and analysing selected Asian philosophical and religious traditions. Several case studies follow, on countries the Philippines, Japan, China, Malaysia and Thailand. The purpose of the book is to help westerners in particular to understand and appreciate better the changes taking place in Asia, to handle relations more sensitively, and thereby to help bring Europe and Asia together. |