F. Dallmayr

Comparative Political Theory

An Introduction
Herausgeber: Dallmayr, Fred

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a textbook designed for teaching a new subfield in political science: the emerging field of "comparative political theory". It is the first such textbook. As taught in American universities, political theory has been traditionally confined to the history of Western political thought from Plato and Aristotle to Hegel and Nietzsche. The editor believes strongly that this limitation is no longer tenable in our globalizing age when different cultures and civilizations are increasingly communicating and interacting with each other. The text focuses on three areas: Islamic civilization, Indian civilization, and Far Eastern civilizations. In each area the text offers an introduction followed by readings dealing with ancient or classical teachings as well as modern and contemporary theoretical developments. In making these selections, the editor has been ably assisted by experts in the respective fields (Roxanne Euben, Anthony Parel, and Theodore deBary). The text is meant mainly for undergraduate classes but can be consulted with benefit also by more advanced students as well as by the general reading public.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-61863-3
• 2009
• Seitenzahl: 275
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9780230618633
• ISBN-10: 0230618634
• Artikelnr.: 28241783

Autorenporträt

Fred Dallmayr Ira R. Lapidus Muhsin Madhi Roxanne L. Euben John L. Esposito Youssef Choueiri Bhikhu Parekh K. J. Shah Thomas Pantham Anthony Parel R. C. Pillai Tu Weiming Ronald C. Keith Daniel A. Bell Hahm Chaibong Jose I. Cabezon Wm. Theodore de Bary

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL THEORY AND CULTURAL COMPARISON Beyond Monologue: For A Comparative Political Theory; F.Dallmayr The Unity of Human Nature and the Diversity Cultures; K.Schmitz PART II: ISLAMIC POLITICAL THOUGHT The Golden Age: The Political Concepts of Islam; I.R.Lapidus Political Islam: The Origins; C.Butterworth Alfarabi; M.Madhi A View Across Time: Islam as the Religion of Reason; R.L.Euben Contemporary Islam: Reformation or Revolution?; J.L.Esposito The Political Discourse of Contemporary Islamist Movements; Y.Choueiri Islamicist Utopia and Democracy; L.Addi PART III: INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT Some Reflections on the Hindu Tradition of Political Thought; B.Parekh Of Artha and Arthashastra; K.J.Shah The Socio-Religious and Political Thought of Rammohun Roy; T.Pantham Mahatma's Critique of Modernity; A.Parel Gandhi and Democratic Theory; R.Terchek The Ideology of Hindu Nationalism; P.Dixit The Political Ideas of Jawaharlal Nehru; R.C.Pillai PART IV: EAST ASIAN POLITICALTHOUGHT The Value of the Human in Classical Confucian Thought; T.Weiming Law and Society in Confucian Thought; R.C.Keith East Asia's Modern Transformation; Wm. T.de Bary The Contemporary Relevance of Confucianism; D.A.Bell & H.Chaibong The Shapes and Sources of Engaged Buddhism; C.S.Queen Buddhist Principles in the Tibetan Liberation Movement; J.I.Cabezón East Asia and the West: Catching Up With Each Other; Wm. T.de Bary