China's new Confucianism
Subtitle: politics and everyday life in a changing society
By: Daniel A. Bell ; with a new preface by the author
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780691145853
Subjects: Social conditions; Confucianism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1: Politics. From communism to Confucianism : changing discourses on China's political future ; War, peace, and China's soft power ; Hierarchical rituals for egalitarian societies; title: Pt. 2: Society. Sex, singing, and civility : the costs and benefits of the karaoke trade ; How should employers treat domestic workers? ; The politics of sports : from the 2006 World Cup to the 2008 Olympics; title: Pt. 3: Education. A critique of critical thinking ; Teaching political theory in Beijing ; On being Confucian : why Confucians needn't be old, serious, and conservative; title: Appendices. Depoliticizing the Analects ; Jiang Qing's Political Confucianism.