East Meets West: Human Rights and Democracy in East Asia

by Daniel A. Bell

Book Overview

Is liberal democracy a universal ideal? Proponents of "Asian values" argue that it is a distinctive product of the Western experience and that Western powers shouldn't try to push human rights and democracy onto Asian states. Liberal democrats in the West typically counter by questioning the motives of Asian critics, arguing that Asian leaders are merely trying to rationalize human-rights violations and authoritarian rule. In this book--written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691005087
• ISBN13: 9780691005089
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"