Asian freedoms : the idea of freedom in East and Southeast Asia / edited by David Kelly and Anthony...
Asian freedoms : the idea of freedom in East and Southeast Asia / edited by David Kelly and Anthony...
Asian freedoms : the idea of freedom in East and Southeast Asia / edited by David Kelly and Anthony Reid.
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
Call Numbers
N323.44095/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 228 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Freedom - a Eurasian Mosaic / David Kelly -- 2. Buddhism and Freedom / Ian Mabbett -- 3. Freedom and Freehold: Space, People and State Simplification in Southeast Asia / James C. Scott -- 4. China and Freedom / W. J. F. Jenner -- 5. The Chinese Search for Freedom as a Universal Value / David Kell...
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Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
Inspired (and goaded) by Orlando Patterson's theory of freedom as a particularly western outgrowth of classical slavery, this book argues that authentic conceptions of freedom are found throughout the Asian region, where they have emerged in complex ways from local institutions and practices. A prestigious group of contributors explores these adapt...
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Asian freedoms : the idea of freedom in East and Southeast Asia / edited by David Kelly and Anthony Reid.
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Cambridge Asia-Pacific studies.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N323.44095/1
Record Identifier
74VMj7mRG4Ml
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ISBN
0521637570 (pb : alk. paper)
052162035X (hb : alk. paper)
9780521637572 (pb : alk. paper)
DDC
323.44095
MMS ID
991001075919702626
