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Uses the prism of public philosophy to examine Chinese society, modernization, globalization, and democratization as a whole.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Derek H. Davis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Historical Basis of China's Public Philosophy Ideological Battles through Centuries The Real Dangers Behind Chinese Economic Prosperity The Last Fortress of Anti-Democratization A Rapier: The Functions of Religion in China's Democratization The Double Missions of Chinese Education Remaking China's Public Philosophy and China's Future Bibliography Index

About the Author

JINGHAO ZHOU is Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. His research interests include Chinese culture, religion, politics, and Sino-U.S. Relations, focusing on China's democratization in a global context.

Reviews

?[T]his book deserves wide attention and offers good material for contemplation and discussion on China's reality. It is not only good for scholars and students in the academic field, but also useful for politicians and policymakers in their future dealings with China.?-Journal of Church and State

?Using the prism of "public philosophy," Jinghao Zhou seeks to examine Chinese society, modernization, globalization, and democratization as a whole....While trying to predict China's future for the 21st century, the author suggests that the democratic system may possibly constitute the "final form of human government," even though it will "continuously meet confrontations from all directions," and that "remaking China's public philosophy is part of this process." Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate students and faculty.?-Choice

"ÝT¨his book deserves wide attention and offers good material for contemplation and discussion on China's reality. It is not only good for scholars and students in the academic field, but also useful for politicians and policymakers in their future dealings with China."-Journal of Church and State

"[T]his book deserves wide attention and offers good material for contemplation and discussion on China's reality. It is not only good for scholars and students in the academic field, but also useful for politicians and policymakers in their future dealings with China."-Journal of Church and State

"Using the prism of "public philosophy," Jinghao Zhou seeks to examine Chinese society, modernization, globalization, and democratization as a whole....While trying to predict China's future for the 21st century, the author suggests that the democratic system may possibly constitute the "final form of human government," even though it will "continuously meet confrontations from all directions," and that "remaking China's public philosophy is part of this process." Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate students and faculty."-Choice