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Confucianism, Chinese history and society / edited by Wong Sin Kiong. - Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2012. - 1 online resource (viii, 253 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A Confucian perspective on human rights -- Nationalism and Confucianism -- Did Confucianism hinder the development of science in China? -- East meets West : the impact on China and her response -- Across translingual landscape : crisis and innovation in contemporary Chinese cultures -- Zheng He : navigator, discoverer, and diplomat -- Plurality of cultures in the context of globalization and a new perspective of comparative literature -- The scientific merit of educational studies -- In the beginning : searching for childhood in Chinese history and philosophy -- The walls and waters : a comparative study of the city cultures in modern China : Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

The present volume is part of the 'Worldviews, Science and Us' series of proceedings. It contains selected contributions on the subject of bridging knowledge and its implications for our perspectives of the world. This volume also represents the proceedings of the interdisciplinary stream of the international workshop (Part 1) Times of Entanglement, 21-22 September 2010 at the Minsheng Art Museum in Shanghai, People's Republic of China in the context of the Shanghai World Expo 2010 and, related cutting-edge investigations in the quantum paradigm from discussion panels organized by the Leo Apos.

ISBN: 9789814374484 9814374482 1281603597 9781281603593

Source: 378428 MIL

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Confucianism--History.--China
Religion and science--History.--China
Confucianisme--Histoire.--Chine
Religion et sciences--Histoire.--Chine
RELIGION--Confucianism.
Confucianism
Religion and science

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History

LC Class. No.: BL1840 / .C66 2012eb

Dewey Class. No.: 181/.112