Die Einfuhrung westlicher politischer Begriffe in Japan. Zur Reaktion nicht-westlicher Gesellschaften auf den Einfluss des Westens

In: Peripherie: Politik, Ökonomie, Kultur, Band 7, Heft 27, S. 7-21

Abstract

The transfer & modification of two Western concepts -- freedom & (people's) rights -- in Chinese & Japanese political culture are investigated, with attention to general issues of political development & the modernization crisis. A relationist approach is proposed that identifies corresponding elements in Western & non-Western culture. Several ideological contradictions are also examined. Modified HA