Remaking China's Public Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275978822)

In this book, author Jinghao Zhou uses for the first time the prism of public philosophy to examine Chinese society, modernization, globalization, and democratization as a whole. Challenging conventional thinking in China studies, he examines China systematically in seven aspects: history, ideology, economy, politics, religion, education, and China's future, and does so from both Eastern and Western perspectives. The volume asserts that the remaking of China's public philosophy is they key for the nation to achieve both economic and political prosperity, making the bold argument that this remaking can contribute profoundly not only to China's development, but to international peace and development as well.

In Remaking China's Public Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century, author Jinghao Zhou uses for the first time the prism of public philosophy to examine Chinese society, modernization, globalization, and democratization as a whole. Challenging conventional thinking in China studies, he examines China systematically in seven aspects: history, ideology, economy, politics, religion, education, and China's future, and does so from both Eastern and Western perspectives.

The volume asserts that the remaking of China's public philosophy--the very principles and precepts it now takes for granted--is they key for the nation to achieve both economic and political prosperity. Zhou aims for a peaceful revolution of China's democratization while he explores a new paradigm in China studies, making the bold argument that this remaking can contribute profoundly not only to China's development, but to international peace and development as well.

Author: Jinghao Zhou
ISBN-10: 0275978826
ISBN-13: 9780275978822
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.22w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2004 pg. 1366