Do Asian Values Still Exist? Revisiting the Roots in Search of a Plausible Future. (March 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Do Asian Values Still Exist? Revisiting the Roots in Search of a Plausible Future. (March 2014)
- Main Title:
- Do Asian Values Still Exist? Revisiting the Roots in Search of a Plausible Future
- Authors:
- Sen, Parama
- Other Names:
- Sharma Devika guest-editor.
- Abstract:
- In a world ripped with conflicting issues stemming from varying interests and pressing common concerns, the role of culture and tradition seems to have gained greater salience. At the core of Asia's cultural assertiveness lies the concept on Asian values. Claimed to be rooted in Confucianism, the discourse appeals to the communitarian Asian tradition pitting it against the individualism of the West. While the use of the concept to explain the economic prosperity of East and Southeast Asia and as a counterforce to globalisation was thwarted by the Asian financial crisis, the belief that Asia and Asians subscribed to a value system fundamentally different from that of the West lingered on. This article seeks to analyse the contemporary relevance of the concept of Asian values and delve into its roots in an attempt to attune it to current realities.
- Is Part Of:
- South Asian survey. Volume 21:Number 1/2(2014:Mar.)
- Journal:
- South Asian survey
- Issue:
- Volume 21:Number 1/2(2014:Mar.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 21, Issue 1/2 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 1/2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-0021-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 51
- Page End:
- 63
- Publication Date:
- 2014-03
- Subjects:
- Asian values -- Confucianism -- Southeast Asia -- culture -- communitarian -- globalisation
South Asia -- Periodicals
330.954 - Journal URLs:
- http://sas.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0971523115592488 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0971-5231
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