Overview
Offers a new, original and relevant take on what Asia and Confucianism means to the intellectual worlds of the East and West.
Uses the alternative theory of selective modernization in the process of international acculturation and adaptive change of indigenization of modernization in society.
Considers changes in western attitudes towards Confucianism and its relevance to the process of modernization.
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This book considers the actual historical significance of Confucianism in the modernization of the three nations in this region, China, Korea, and Japan through the nineteenth century and early twentieth century to the aftermath of the end of World War II. Examining the existing literature dealing with how Confucianism has been viewed in connection with modernization, it provides insight into western attitudes towards Confucianism and the changes in perceptions relative to Asia in the very process of modernization itself.
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“This three-volume series is a magnificent synthesis of questions and debates over modernization, development and Confucianism in the context of Korea and East Asia. … In sum, the trilogy is a great accomplishment not only for the author, but also for the Korean sociological community, channeling their distinctive experience of modernization with global academia.” (Jaeyeol Yee, Development and Society, Vol. 46 (3), December, 2017)
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Book Title: Confucianism and Modernization in East Asia
Book Subtitle: Critical Reflections
Authors: Kim Kyong-Dong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3626-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-3625-5Published: 15 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9924-3Published: 29 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-3626-2Published: 06 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 267
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Non-Western Philosophy, Asian Culture, Cultural Studies, Asian Politics