Coexisting Contemporary Civilizations

Author : Guy Ankerl
Publisher : INU PRESS
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 2881550045

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Coexisting Contemporary Civilizations by Guy Ankerl Pdf

Some important questions are discussed in this book: Are there any civilisations other than the Western one living in our so-called Global-Age? 'Eastern civilisation'? Is the concept of East anything more than non-West? Or does there exist, in reality, a distinct Chinese, Indian, Arabo-Muslim, and Western civilisation? Is the construction of large civilisation-states such as China and India an unparalleled historical achievement? Do economic ties always eclipse other forms of affiliation such as those formed through kinship or between speech communities? What is the role of the 'Latin' and the Jewish Peoples in our Anglo-American-led Western world? Is English today the global language or merely an international one? Is the Chinese thought pattern closely related to its writing system? Is today's world one of (symmetrical) interdependence? Or rather one of hegemony? If the so-called North-South or East-West dialogue fails in constructing a universally accepted world civilisation, then what is the appropriate arrangement for reaching such a consensus within humankind?

Author : Lindsay Falvey
Publisher : Thaksin University Press
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Southeast Asia
ISBN : 9780980787580

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Understanding Southeast Asia by Lindsay Falvey Pdf

Understanding Southeast Asia points to the wisdom of seeking common factors that unite regional worldviews. This fresh and possibly more Asian perspective complements other Western-style empirical analyses that rely on differences to explain traits of the region and its peoples. In various ways, this book provides a context for scholarly works on specific places, technological studies and the nation-building stories of the new countries that make up the region. Beginning with the common origins of Southeast Asia’s peoples and languages, their shared heritage is emphasized through agricultural, archeological, cultural, geographical, historical, linguistic, religious and technological fields. Perennially defined by rice, stability and commerce, Southeast Asia has evolved a common trading ethic and morality influenced by China and India long before a short European colonial interlude. Historically known as a Golden Land, the region exudes a resilience founded in millennium-long traditions that are today expressed through local adaptations of world religions. In acknowledging the region’s integrated worldviews and tolerance of opposing approaches, this work will inform a new generation of Western understanding about Southeast Asian politics, decision-making and ASEAN. It will also support the young educated elite of the region to see themselves in a new and proud light.

Author : Liu Xiaoyan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000219838

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Shortening the Distance between Government and Public in China I by Liu Xiaoyan Pdf

Distance, in its traditional sense, connotates "estrangement" and "division". But in the context of modern political studies, it means a controllable resource that can be manipulated to change the relationship between the government and the public. Drawing on this concept from Western political science, the author explores the law and mechanisms of China’s political communication. In this volume, the author introduces a creative theoretical framework of distance, which is a dynamic system comprised of physical and psychological distance, ideal distance and real distance, and natural distance and consequent distance. Psychological distance is the core, because it signifies not only whether there is trust between a government and the public, but also whether the political community can maintain a high degree of harmony, stability, unity, and vitality. Events in the past five years in China are used as cases to illustrate the point. Students and scholars who are interested in political science and political communication, especially Chinese politics, would find this title a useful reference.

Author : Jack Zevin,David Gerwin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135147471

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Teaching World History as Mystery by Jack Zevin,David Gerwin Pdf

This text presents a philosophy, methodology, and examples for world history instruction based on inquiry and problem-solving methods that promote reasoning and judgment and restore a sense of imagination and participation to classroom learning.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Critical Theory by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amos Yong,Peter G. Heltzel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474281218

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Theology in Global Context by Amos Yong,Peter G. Heltzel Pdf

Robert Cummings Neville has been a consistent advocate for the necessity of global theology. Early in his career, he realized that the philosophical framework of the West alone was inadequate for a truly global theology. Since then, he has sought to develop theology creatively and responsibly within the world context. The original essays in this volume, written in his honour by fellow theologians, participate in and model the kind of dialogical, global theology embodied in Neville's work.

Author : Olanike F. Deji
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9783643901033

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Gender and Rural Development: Introduction by Olanike F. Deji Pdf

Gender equality is gaining global recognition as a catalyst for sustainable development, and a proven stratagem for alleviating poverty and enhancing food security in developing countries of Africa, where agriculture is the main economic stay. The book Gender and Rural Development: Volume 1 introduces gender discussions into key topics in the curriculum for Nigerian university agricultural undergraduate studies, with the purpose of enhancing gender responsive agricultural and rural development programs, projects, policies and budgets required for sustainable development. (Series: Spektrum. Berliner Reihe zu Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik in Entwicklungsl�¤ndern/Berlin Series on Society, Economy and Politics in Developing Countries - Vol. 106)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Religion by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jin, Dal Yong
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781609600396

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Global Media Convergence and Cultural Transformation: Emerging Social Patterns and Characteristics by Jin, Dal Yong Pdf

"This book aims to engage the complex relationship between technology, culture, and socio-economic elements by exploring it in a transnational, yet contextually grounded, framework, exploring diverse perspectives and approaches, from political economy to cultural studies, and from policy studies to ethnography"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Flordeliz Cayaban-Hackett
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781468551853

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Integration of Thoughts by Flordeliz Cayaban-Hackett Pdf

Young and old, conservative and liberals are talking about change. Change is an issue that saturates all areas of life. It is frequently driven by financial factors; it can be the result of a crisis, a changing market, or a changing technology. There are internal changes with positive external results. There are different drivers to consider. And in this book, change is focused on cultural imperatives and leader and employee behavior. I say that planning can predict change.

Author : Ludwig M. Auer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783752887518

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Human Nature vs. Democracy by Ludwig M. Auer Pdf

Modern liberal democracy is praised in a universalistic Western view as the best political system and a quasi-prerequisite for full acceptance by the community of traditional hegemonial States. However, democracy is fully developed in only less than five percent of States globally, and in decline in most Western countries. In this book, democracy is presented as a political system in danger due to its intrinsic flaws and tendency to self-destruction. The major flaw is that “human nature” is not adequately considered in democracy’s conception: its citizens, “We, the people”, as individuals and as crowds, are liberated into a dangerous ideology prioritizing “freedom from society” over “membership in society” and thereby causing decline in libertinism, hedonism and polarization in divided and finally broken societies. Proposals to resolve the rapidly growing crisis include education of citizens into the ethics of reciprocal altruism, grounded in evidence from biological sciences and humanities, professionalization of politics, and a fundamental change of politics towards evidence-based decision-making, thus ending politicking, politicians' personality affairs, and the cold war of political parties, the representative of class warfare in the sheep-skin of “interest-group pluralism”. The author uses his background in human biology and psychology to discuss the relevance of philosophical and politological issues around democracy raised in past and recent literature, and to highlight the prospects of using scientific knowledge for evidence-based socialization of the "human factor".

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Culture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Politics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The History of China by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : PediaPress
Page : 955 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Islam by Anonim Pdf