Human Rights in East Asia: A Cultural PerspectiveJames Chieh Hsiung Postulates three cultural-political models: the Western adversarial model, the Oriental consensual model, and the Oriental Communist model. Argues that while the idea of human rights is universally accepted, the meaning of these rights is culture-specific. |
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THE BELLWETHER OF EAST ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS? | 31 |
Chapter 3 | 55 |
Chapter 4 | 77 |
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