Lumea Asiei
The World of Asia
Author(s): Ian BurumaSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: modernization; Mao’s cultural revolution; Deng Xiao Ping; China; Singapore; Japan; Taiwan; political situation in China; technocracy; liberal democracy.
Summary/Abstract: Asia is a fabulous mingle of tradition and innovation, old and new, home-made and imported, a reality most visible in the architecture of big towns. The author explains how these changes have taken place in East Asia during the past two centuries.
Journal: Lettre Internationale - Ediţia română
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 47
- Page Count: 1
- Language: Romanian