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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Civility; 3. Comparability of China and Taiwan; 4. Civility in China; 5. Civility in Taiwan; 6. Discussion; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
This is the first book-length study of the development of civility in Chinese societies. Although some social scientists and political philosophers have discussed civility, none has defined it as an analytical tool to systematically measure attitudes and behavior, and few have applied it to a non-Western society. By comparing the development of civility in mainland China and Taiwan, Civility and Its Development: The Experiences of China and Taiwan analyzes the social conditions needed for civility to become established in a society. Schak argues that the attempts to impose civility top-down fr. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Conduct of life.
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Conduct of life. |
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Ethics -- China.
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Ethics. |
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China. |
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Ethics -- Taiwan.
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Taiwan. |
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ethics (philosophical concept) |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9789888455973 9888455974 (OCoLC)1057705059 |
| ISBN |
9888455494 (electronic book) |
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9789888455492 (electronic book) |
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9789888455973 |
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9888455974 |
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