This anthology presents a curated collection of selected readings designed to provide insight into the cultural, historical, and intellectual relationships between the Eastern and Western worlds. Published under the auspices of the Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Co-operation, the book brings together essays, scholarly reflections, and primary texts that explore themes of …
This text provides an examination of one of the most controversial issues in Asia today - how the region reconciles its homegrown values with the conflicting and often Western values of modernization, globalization and economic development. In a series of chapters, each devoted to a country, the book explores just what "Asian values" - a highly charged term in modern Asia - means to the individ…