Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Believing that it is a mistake to equate modernity with westernization and rugged individualism, Hall and Ames argue that as a modern China embraces its larger role in the global marketplace, a new type of democracy will emerge--a blend of a traditional Western democracy and the Eastern emphasis on community. They contend that China, which may come to dominate the global culture of the twenty-first century, will maintain far more of its traditional culture than most people believe possible. In fact, the authors conclude that the democracy best suited to the Chinese cultural sensibility is John Dewey's "communitarian democracy."
Synopsis
Will democracy figure prominently in China's future? If so, what kind of democracy? In this insightful and thought-provoking book, David Hall and Roger Ames explore such questions and, in the course of answering them, look to the ideas of John Dewey and Confucius.