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Nobility & civility : Asian ideals of leadership and the common good / Wm. Theodore de Bary.

Nobility & civility : Asian ideals of leadership and th...

Nobility & civility : Asian ideals of leadership and the common good / Wm. Theodore de Bary.

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Nobility & civility : Asian ideals of leadership and the common good / Wm. Theodore de Bary.

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Full title

Nobility & civility : Asian ideals of leadership and the common good / Wm. Theodore de Bary.

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.

Alternative title

Nobility and civility.

Date

2004.

Call Numbers

N303.34095/ 1

Record Identifier

74VKP46J4eR3

MMS ID

991019746569702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xiv, 256 p. ; 22 cm.

Contents

1. Confucius' noble person -- 2. The noble paths of Buddha and Rama -- 3. Buddhist spirituality and Chinese civility -- 4. Shotoku's constitution and the civil order in early Japan -- 5. Chrysanthemum and sword revisited -- 6. The new leadership and civil society in Song China -- 7. Civil and milita...

Publication information

Publisher

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.

Place of Publication

Massachusetts

Date Published

2004.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Nobility and Civility deals with the values of major Asian traditions - Indian, Chinese, and Japanese, ancient and modern - that have influenced the course of history and are still invoked by twenty-first century leaders."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Nobility & civility : Asian ideals of leadership and the common good / Wm. Theodore de Bary.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-244) and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

N303.34095/ 1

Record Identifier

74VKP46J4eR3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKP46J4eR3

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ISBN

0674015576 (alk. paper)

9780674015579 (alk. paper)

DDC

303.34095

MMS ID

991019746569702626

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