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  • Meritocracy and Its Discontents

    Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China

    de Zachary M. Howlett ...
    Meritocracy and Its Discontentsinvestigates the wider social, political, religious, and economic dimensions of the Gaokao, China's national college entrance exam, as well as the complications that arise from its existence. Each year, some nine million high school seniors in China take the Gaokao, which determines college admission and provides a direct but difficult route to an urban lifestyle for ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Varieties of Governance

    Dynamics, Strategies, Capacities

    Edición de G. Capano, M. Howlett, M. Ramesh ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited collection examines various facets of governance - the organization and steering of political processes within society - for a better understanding of the complexities of contemporary policy making. ... Leer más

    $98.99 USD

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  • The Deep Democracy of Open Forums

    Practical Steps to Conflict Prevention and Resolution for the Family, Workplace, and World

    de Arnold Mindell ...
    Most of us are terrified of conflict, says Arnold Mindell, PhD, author of fifteen books and internationally recognized for his innovative synthesis of Jungian therapy, dreams, and bodywork. But we needn't be. His burning passion is to create groups and organizations where everyone looks forward to group processes instead of fearing them. He calls this the deep democracy of open forums, where all ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • China's New Confucianism

    Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society

    de Daniel A. Bell ...
    What is it like to be a Westerner teaching political philosophy in an officially Marxist state? Why do Chinese sex workers sing karaoke with their customers? And why do some Communist Party cadres get promoted if they care for their elderly parents? In this entertaining and illuminating book, one of the few Westerners to teach at a Chinese university draws on his personal experiences to paint an ... Leer más

    $19.49 USD

  • Encountering China

    Michael Sandel and Chinese Philosophy

    Edición de Michael J. Sandel, Paul J. D'Ambrosio ...
    In the West, Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel is a thinker of unusual prominence. In China, he’s a phenomenon, greeted by vast crowds. China Daily reports that he has acquired a popularity “usually reserved for Hollywood movie stars.” China Newsweek declared him the “most influential foreign figure” of the year. In Sandel the Chinese have found a guide through the ethical dilemmas created by the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Dreams of Flight

    The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West

    de Fran Martin ...
    In Dreams of Flight, Fran Martin explores how young Chinese women negotiate competing pressures on their identity while studying abroad. On one hand, unmarried middle-class women in the single-child generations are encouraged to develop themselves as professional human capital through international education, molding themselves into independent, cosmopolitan, career-oriented individuals. On the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Confucian Perfectionism

    A Political Philosophy for Modern Times

    de Joseph Chan ...
    Series series The Princeton-China Series
    "This splendid book makes a powerful case that Confucianism has much to contribute to contemporary political thought and practice the world over." —Stephen C. Angle, Wesleyan UniversitySince the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances. Contemporary Confucians must develop a viable method of governance ... Leer más

    $23.09 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Education in China

    Educational History, Models, and Initiatives

    de Qiang Zha, Ruth Hayhoe, Heidi Ross ...
    Series series Berkshire Essentials
    Chinese students are known worldwide for their accomplishment and ambition, and education is profoundly valued in China. But these facts do not tell the whole story. Intellectuals were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976) and only recently has a college education been accessible to a majority of Chinese high school graduates. Things are changing rapidly. China’s higher-education ... Leer más

    $49.00 USD

  • Intimate Disconnections

    Divorce and the Romance of Independence in Contemporary Japan

    de Allison Alexy ...
    In many ways, divorce is a quintessentially personal decision—the choice to leave a marriage that causes harm or feels unfulfilling to the two people involved. But anyone who has gone through a divorce knows the additional public dimensions of breaking up, from intense shame and societal criticism to friends’ and relatives’ unsolicited advice. In Intimate Disconnections, Allison Alexy tells the ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Japanese Model of Schooling

    Comparisons with the U.S.

    de Ryoko Tsuneyoshi ...
    Series series Reference Books In International Education
    In this book, Dr. Tsuneyoshi observes the educational approach of two nations, one most often cited as being the home of rugged individualism, and the champion of the free market, the other more often cited as being the most groupist amongst the industrialized societies, known for strong central guidance. He argues that American approach individualizes assistance, is competitive, focuses on the ... Leer más

    $69.99 USD

  • Social Ethics in a Changing China

    Moral Decay or Ethical Awakening?

    de Huaihong He ...
    Series series The Thornton Center Chinese Thinkers Series
    Over the past half-century, China has experienced some incredible human dramas, ranging from Red Guard fanaticism and the loss of education for an entire generation during the Cultural Revolution, to the Tiananmen tragedy, the economic miracle, and its accompanying fad of money worship and the rampancy of official corruption. Social Ethics in a Changing China: Moral Decay or Ethical Awakening? ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD

  • Gifts, Favors, and Banquets

    The Art of Social Relationships in China

    de Mayfair Mei-Hui Yang ...
    Series series The Wilder House Series in Politics, History and Culture
    An elaborate and pervasive set of practices, called guanxi, underlies everyday social relationships in contemporary China. Obtaining and changing job assignments, buying certain foods and consumer items, getting into good hospitals, buying train tickets, obtaining housing, even doing business—all such tasks call for the skillful and strategic giving of gifts and cultivating of obligation, ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD