Title: Dialogues across civilizations : sketches in world history from the Chinese and European experiences /
Authors: Prazniak, Roxann.
Publisher: Westview Press,
Year: 1996
Subjects: East and West; China Civilization.; Europe Civilization.
Contents: Introduction: Opening the European and Chinese Experiences -- 1. The Social and the Individual: Thoughts from Kong Zi and Socrates. Social and Intellectual Environments: Chinese Feudalism (Fengjian) and the Greek City-State. Kong Zi on the Individual and Society: Junzi and Xiaoren. Socrates on the Individual and Society: Gold, Silver, and Brass Natures. Comparisons and Conclusions -- 2. Reflections on Gender Relations: Views from Ban Zhao and Christine de Pisan. Coming Out of Feudalism: The Rise of Chinese Ren and Christian Humanism. Views of the Family: The Centrality of Marriage. Attitudes Toward Education: Women and Reason. Comparisons and Conclusions -- 3. Patterns of Urban and Commercial Development: The Capital Cities Paris and Hangzhou. The Political Economies of Paris Under Louis IX and of Hangzhou During the Southern Song. Urban Infrastructure: Transportation, Public Services, Sewers, and Recycling. Social Relations: Economic Classes and Daily Life. Cultural Life: Educational Institutions and Religion. Comparisons and Conclusions -- 4. Popular Protest and Rural Activism: The Utopian Visions of Thomas Muntzer and Hong Xiuquan. Context: Early Capitalism and Increasing Poverty. Course of Rebellion: Social-Class Alliances. Comparisons and Conclusions -- 5. Industrial Capitalism and the Nation-State: Otto von Bismarck and Sun Zhongshan. The Role of New Social Groupings in Nation-Building. Socialism and Democracy. Imperialism and Cosmopolitanism. Comparisons and Conclusions -- 6. Religion in Society: Huiyuan and Saint Augustine on Human Suffering. Social Origins: Matters of Suffering and Justice. Pure Land and Resurrection: Metaphors of Faith. Secular and Spiritual Authority: Institutional Dynamics. Comparisons and Conclusions -- 7. Synthesis of Classical and Religious Traditions: The Lixue of Zhu Xi and the Scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas.