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The Democracy of the Dead: Dewey, Confucius, and the Hope for Democracy in China
The Democracy of the Dead Dewey Confucius and the Hope for Democracy in China Author:David L. Hall, Roger T. Ames Must China be transformed into a liberal democracy, complete with free enterprise capitalism, in order to successfully enter the larger world marketplace? David Hall and Roger Ames explore whether any type of democracy will figure prominently in China's future. The authors believe it is a mistake to equate modernity with westernization and rugge... more »d individualism. Hall and Ames argue that as a modern China embraces its larger role in the global marketplace, a new type of democracy will emerge-a blend of traditional Western democracy and the Eastern emphasis on community-which closely resembles John Dewey's "communitarian democracy."« less