Confucianism and Democratization in East Asia

by Doh Chull Shin

For decades, scholars and politicians have vigorously debated whether Confucianism is compatible with democracy, yet little is known about how it affects the process of democratization in East Asia. In this book, Doh Chull Shin examines the prevalence of core Confucian legacies and their impacts on civic and political orientations in six Confucian countries: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Analyses of the Asian Barometer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107631785
• ISBN13: 9781107631786
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"