AUTHOR'S BIO
Daniel A. Bell
Daniel A. Bell is Professor of the Arts and Humanities at Jiaotong University, Shanghai, and Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is the co-author of The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age.
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Thai Lessons for China
Daniel A. Bell Series: The Asian Century 2010-05-25Chinese media have shown images of the military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok without any apparent bias. Indeed, there is no need to embellish the political message: if a relatively well-off and religious country can so rapidly degenerate into bloody class warfare, what would happen if the Chinese Communist Party lost its monopoly on power?... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 9772
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What’s Left of Confucianism?
Daniel A. Bell Series: The Worldly Philosophers 2008-07-07In today's China, constraints imposed on public discussion of liberal-democratic institutions have been eased precisely because few Chinese are inspired by Western-style liberal democracy. For the authorities, the most dangerous proposals for reform stem from a reappraisal of deeply rooted Confucian values.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 26626
