ISBN:
9780674030671
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0674030672
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 256 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als De Bary, William Theodore, 1919- Nobility & civility
DDC:
303.34095
Keywords:
Leadership History
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Asia
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Civil society History
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Asia
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Leadership Religious aspects
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Confucianism
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Leadership Religious aspects
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Hinduism
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Leadership Religious aspects
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Buddhism
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Leadership Histoire
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Asie
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Société civile Histoire
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Asie
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Leadership Aspect religieux
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Confucianisme
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Leadership Aspect religieux
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Hindouisme
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Leadership Aspect religieux
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Bouddhisme
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China
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Indien
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Japan
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Civil society History
;
Leadership Religious aspects
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Confucianism
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Leadership Religious aspects
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Hinduism
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Leadership Religious aspects
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Buddhism
;
Leadership History
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Leadership ; Religious aspects ; Buddhism
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Civil society
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Leadership
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Leiderschap
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Waarden
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Traditie
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Herrschaftssystem
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Philosophie
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political Process ; Leadership
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Leadership ; Religious aspects ; Hinduism
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Leadership ; Religious aspects ; Confucianism
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History
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Indien
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China
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Japan
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Asia
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Electronic book
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Confucius' noble person -- The noble paths of Buddha and Rama -- Buddhist spirituality and Chinese civility -- Shōtoku's constitution and the civil order in Early Japan -- Chrysanthemum and civil society in Song China -- Civil and military in Tokugawa Japan -- Citizen and subject in modern Japan -- "The people renewed" in twentieth-century China.
Abstract:
Globalization has become an inescapable fact of contemporary life. Some leaders, in both the East and the West, believe that human rights are culture-bound and that liberal democracy is essentially Western, inapplicable to the non-Western world. How can civilized life be preserved and issues of human rights and civil society be addressed if the material forces dominating world affairs are allowed to run blindly, uncontrolled by any cross-cultural consensus on how human values can be given effective expression and direction? In a thoughtful meditation ranging widely over several civilizations and historical eras, Wm. Theodore de Bary argues that the concepts of leadership and public morality in the major Asian traditions offer a valuable perspective on humanizing the globalization process. Turning to the classic ideals of the Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, and Japanese traditions, he investigates the nature of true leadership and its relation to learning, virtue, and education in human governance; the role in society of the public intellectual; and the responsibilities of those in power in creating and maintaining civil society. De Bary recognizes that throughout history ideals have always come up against messy human complications. Still, he finds in the exploration and affirmation of common values a worthy attempt to grapple with persistent human dilemmas across the globe
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-244) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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