Confucianism, Chinese history and society [electronic resource] / edited by Wong Sin Kiong. - Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, 2012. - viii, 253 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


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Religion and science--History.--China


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