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Civility and its development : the experiences of China and Taiwan / David C. Schak.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hong Kong : The Hong Kong University Press, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9888455494
  • 9789888455492
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BJ1589 .C585 2018
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Subject: This is the first book-length study of the development of civility in Chinese societies. Although some social scientists and political philosophers have discussed civility, none has defined it as an analytical tool to systematically measure attitudes and behavior, and few have applied it to a non-Western society. By comparing the development of civility in mainland China and Taiwan, Civility and Its Development: The Experiences of China and Taiwan analyzes the social conditions needed for civility to become established in a society. Schak argues that the attempts to impose civility top-down fr.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Civility; 3. Comparability of China and Taiwan; 4. Civility in China; 5. Civility in Taiwan; 6. Discussion; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author

This is the first book-length study of the development of civility in Chinese societies. Although some social scientists and political philosophers have discussed civility, none has defined it as an analytical tool to systematically measure attitudes and behavior, and few have applied it to a non-Western society. By comparing the development of civility in mainland China and Taiwan, Civility and Its Development: The Experiences of China and Taiwan analyzes the social conditions needed for civility to become established in a society. Schak argues that the attempts to impose civility top-down fr.

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