China and the West: A Pragmatic Confucian's View

Dr. Yao's writings on China and the West, translated by David Ownby, offer a moderate and influential perspective on China's modernization and political philosophy. His work has greatly influenced Chinese policymakers, focusing on renewing China's traditional value system and promoting a gentler society.

Format: Hardback
Length: 274 pages
Publication date: 13 April 2023
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This is an authored volume of Dr. Yao's "big-picture" writings on China and the West, translated by David Ownby. Those writings are selected from his writings as a public intellectual, reflecting his thought on China's path of modernization and the effort to rebuild a political philosophy based on Confucianism, his interpretation of China's political system and his prescriptions to improve it. A moderate, yet influential scholar, Yao's work has had great influence on Chinese social and economic policymakers; his project of renewing China's traditional value system is an important position, as Chinese reforms begin to focus on equity and inclusion. In an engaging, at times personal, and thoughtful volume, Dr. Yao's vision of a gentler Chinese society will interest Sinologists, political scientists, and journalists.

Those writings are selected from his writings as a public intellectual, reflecting his thought on China's path of modernization and the effort to rebuild a political philosophy based on Confucianism, his interpretation of China's political system and his prescriptions to improve it.

Weight: 493g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789819918812
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023