Confucian Culture and Democracy

by John Fuh-sheng Hsieh

The debate over the compatibility of Confucian culture with democracy is an ongoing one. Yet, few books in the existing literature have dealt specifically with the relationship between Confucian culture (as opposed to Confucianism or general cultural factors) and democracy. Prior to the end of the Second World War, no Confucian society was democratic, so the debate could only be done in an abstract sense. Only after the war did Japan emerge as a democratic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814596388
• ISBN13: 9789814596381
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"