Understanding Western Culture: Philosophy, Religion, Literature and Organizational Culture

Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this collection offers a new perspective on Western philosophy and religion through the voices of Chinese scholars. It examines the evolution of economic and political structures across the United States and the European Union, as well as key d...

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Contributors: Xu, Guobin (Editor) ; Chen, Yanhui (Editor) ; Xu, Lianhua (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Singapore Palgrave Macmillan 2018
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Literature, Cultural and Media Studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Western world / Organization / Cultural anthropology
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Ethnology Europe
B Europe History
B Civilization, Western
B Philosophy Western countries
B Western countries Social conditions
B Continental Philosophy
B Western countries Foreign public opinion, Chinese
B Europe Politics and government
B Culture Study and teaching
B Cultural and Media Studies
B Philosophy
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
Erscheint auch als: 978-981-10-8149-1
Printed edition: 9789811081491
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Summary:Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this collection offers a new perspective on Western philosophy and religion through the voices of Chinese scholars. It examines the evolution of economic and political structures across the United States and the European Union, as well as key developments in various educational systems in the United Kingdom, Sweden, the US, France and Germany. As an interdisciplinary study situated at the intersection of sociology, history, culture and philosophy, this book re-examines pivotal structures and developments in Western countries and provides readers with a succinct yet effective way of mastering a deeper understanding of Western culture
1. Western Philosophy -- 2. Political Systems -- 3. Economic Systems of the West -- 4. Western Military Culture -- 5. Education System -- 6. European and American Literature -- 7. Western Organizational Culture: EU Organizational Culture -- 8. Religious Culture
ISBN:9811081506
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8150-7