This book argues that Western ideas of freedom have become widely accepted in Asia as the key determinant for measuring a range of legal, ethical and political practices. The book finds that modern conceptions of freedom have become adapted to local contexts throughout Asia. The book avoids cultural relativism and generalizations, but does find a number of common ideas relating to freedom across the region. A prestigious group of contributors explores freedom from historical, religious, political and ideological perspectives.
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This book argues that Western ideas of freedom have become widely accepted in Asia, as the key determinant for measuring a range of legal, ethical and political practices. The book finds that modern conceptions of freedom become adapted to local contexts throughout Asia. The book avoids cultural relativism and generalisations, but does find a number of common ideas relating to freedom across the region. A prestigious group of contributors explores freedom from historical, religious, political and ideological perspectives.
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In early 1995, former US Secretary of State Robert S. McNamara published a headline-making mea culpa regarding the US entanglement in Vietnam which included the following: We viewed the people and leaders of South Vietnam in terms of our own experience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sam duang, sovereignal freedom, scientific forestry, karma doctrine, tenure practices, socialist women, civic freedom Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Oxford University Press, Liu Xiaobo, Meiroku Zasshi, David Kelly, Harvard University Press, Orlando Patterson, Liang Qichao, Cambridge University Press, Phan Huy Chu, Aung San Suu Kyi, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Bangkok Declaration, May Fourth, New Haven, The Hague, Yale University Press, Cornell University Press, Daw Aung San Sun Kyi, Kishida Toshiko, Meiji Japan, Stanford University Press, Anthony Reid New!
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In early 1995, former US Secretary of State Robert S. McNamara published a headline-making mea culpa regarding the US entanglement in Vietnam which included the following: We viewed the people and leaders of South Vietnam in terms of our own experience. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sam duang, sovereignal freedom, scientific forestry, karma doctrine, tenure practices, socialist women, civic freedom Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Oxford University Press, Liu Xiaobo, Meiroku Zasshi, David Kelly, Harvard University Press, Orlando Patterson, Liang Qichao, Cambridge University Press, Phan Huy Chu, Aung San Suu Kyi, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Bangkok Declaration, May Fourth, New Haven, The Hague, Yale University Press, Cornell University Press, Daw Aung San Sun Kyi, Kishida Toshiko, Meiji Japan, Stanford University Press, Anthony Reid New!
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- Asian and African Systems of Slavery by James L. Watson on page 158, and page 184
- Japanese Enlightenment: A Study of the Writings of Fukuzawa Yukichi (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications) by Carmen Blacker on page 137, and page 138
- Democracy in America (Signet Classics) by Alexis de Tocqueville on page 213, and page 223
- Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings by Burton Watson on page 89, and page 115
- Human Rights by Adamantia Pollis on page 33, and page 36
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- Democratic Development in East Asia (Politics in Asia) by Becky Shelley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Regional Integration: Europe And Asia Compared by woosik Moon on page 193
- Realizing Human Rights: Moving from Inspiration to Impact by Samantha Power on page 245
- Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia (Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures,) by Gwyn Campbell in Back Matter
- Indonesia: Peoples and Histories by Jean Gelman Taylor in Back Matter
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