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Title Confucianism, Chinese history and society / edited by Wong Sin Kiong.

Publication Info. Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 253 pages :) : illustrations, maps
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
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Subject Confucianism -- China -- History.
Confucianism.
China.
History.
Religion and science -- China -- History.
Religion and science.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Wong, Sin Kiong.
Other Form: Print version: Wong, Sin Kiong. Confucianism, Chinese history, and society. Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., 2012 9789814374477 (DLC) 2012005129 (OCoLC)753633753
ISBN 9789814374484 (electronic book)
9814374482 (electronic book)
1281603597
9781281603593
9814374474
9789814374477