American Civilization Portrayed in Ancient Confucianism
Author | : Wei-Bin Zhang |
Publisher | : Algora Publishing |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780875861630 |
ISBN-13 | : 0875861636 |
Rating | : 4/5 (636 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Civilization Portrayed in Ancient Confucianism by : Wei-Bin Zhang
Download or read book American Civilization Portrayed in Ancient Confucianism written by Wei-Bin Zhang and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current work invites Americans to step through the looking glass - backwards, this time - and view ourselves from a Confucian perspective. In his analysis, Zhang draws together references to the I Ching, Leibniz, Tocqueville, Lipset and Aristotle, a judicious few statistics such as crime rate and economic growth, and the lions of Chinese philosophy.