Cultural Politics and Asian Values

<p><em>Cultural Politics and Asian Values</em> looks at the political cultural and religious background of East and Southeast Asian societies and those of 'the West' with a view to seeing how they are affecting contemporary national and international politics: democratization the international human rights discourse NGOs and globalisation.<br>The book surveys the political history and pre-history of the 'Asian values' debate taking it up to the era of Megawati Sukarnoputri Chen Shui-bian and Kim Dae-jung. In chapters on Confucianism Buddhism Islam Christianity and liberalism Barr explores the histories and conceptual essences of the world religions involved in or affected by the debate.</p>