East Meets West,New

East Meets West,New

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Is liberal democracy a universal ideal? Proponents of 'Asian values' argue that it is a distinctive product of the Western experience and that Western powers shouldn't try to push human rights and democracy onto Asian states. Liberal democrats in the West typically counter by questioning the motives of Asian critics, arguing that Asian leaders are merely trying to rationalize humanrights violations and authoritarian rule. In this bookwritten as a dialogue between an American democrat named Demo and three East Asian criticsDaniel A. Bell attempts to chart a middle ground between the extremes of the international debate on human rights and democracy.Bell criticizes the use of 'Asian values' to justify oppression, but also draws on East Asian cultural traditions and contributions by contemporary intellectuals in East Asia to identify some powerful challenges to Westernstyle liberal democracy. In the first part of the book, Bell makes use of colorful stories and examples to show that there is a need to take into account East Asian perspectives on human rights and democracy. The second parta fictitious dialogue between Demo and Asian senior statesman Lee Kuan Yewexamines the pros and cons of implementing Westernstyle democracy in Singapore. The third part of the book is an argument for an asyetunrealized Confucian political institution that justifiably differs from Westernstyle liberal democracy.This is a thoughtprovoking defense of distinctively East Asian challenges to Westernstyle liberal democracy that will stimulate interest and debate among students of political theory, Asian studies, and international human rights.

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This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

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