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Paperback: 9781586420338, 1 edition (Steerforth Pr, January 1, 2002), cover price $14.00
Can Asians Think?: Understanding the Divide Between East and West
A provocative collection of essays challenges the intellectual world of the West, arguing that Western consciousness has become ensnared in intellectual rigidity, and predicts that the twenty-first century will bring about a two-way exhange of ideas between the East and West. Original. 25,000 first printing.
(view table of contents)- Intelligence and How to Get It
- Beyond the Chinese Face
- The Geography of Thought
- The New Asian Hemisphere
- Beyond the Age of Innocence
Product Description: In these elegantly written essays, Kishore Mahbubani sets forth a wake-up call to Asians and Westerners alike. In such diverse pieces as "The Ten Commandments for Developing Countries" and "The Dangers of Decadence: What the Rest Can Teach the West," the author challenges the Westâs intellectual universe, arguing that Western consciousness has become trapped in intellectual rigidity. An iconoclastic theme underscores Mahbubaniâs message: After 500 years of Western domination of Asia, the 21st century will see a two-way exchange of ideas between East and West. The authorâs perspectives will resonate with Asians and provoke debate in the West, but in Mahbubaniâs words, "The world will be a much richer place when Western minds stop assuming that Western civilization represents the universal civilization." "Mahbubani writes with a diplomatâs charm, gleefully untangling political knots into simple threads." - Time
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