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The debate over the compatibility of Confucian culture with democracy is an ongoing one. Yet, few books in the existing literature have dealt specifically with the relationship between Confucian culture (as opposed to Confucianism or general cultural factors) and democracy. Prior to the end of the Second World War, no Confucian society was democratic, so the debate could only be done in an abstract sense. Only after the war did Japan emerge as a democratic country, and it is not a perfect case of the Confucian culture - for one, its Confucian legacy is diluted; moreover, its postwar transition

Democracy --- Confucianism --- Confucianism and state --- State and Confucianism --- State, The --- Religions --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Religious aspects --- Confucianism. --- Political aspects --- East Asia --- Politics and government

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Discusses the complex relationship between Taiwan and Mainland China, abandoning both the purely descriptive diplomatic-history and the divided-nation approaches in favor of a more theoretically grounded analysis.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian.