Comparative Political Theory An Introduction [Hardcover]

Political theory has been traditionally confined to the history of Western political thought from Aristotle to Nietzsche, but this limitation is not tenable in a global age. This text focuses on Islamic, Indian and Far Eastern civilizations, offering readings of classical teachings and contemporary theoretical developments.PART I: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL THEORY AND CULTURAL COMPARISON Beyond Monologue: For A Comparative Political Theory; F.Dallmayr The Unity of Human Nature and the Diversity Cultures; K.Schmitz PART II: ISLAMIC POLITICAL THOUGHT The Golden Age: The Political Concepts of Islam; I.R.Lapidus Political Islam: The Origins; C.Butterworth Alfarabi; M.Madhi A View Across Time: Islam as the Religion of Reason; R.L.Euben Contemporary Islam: Reformation or Revolution?; J.L.Esposito The Political Discourse of Contemporary Islamist Movements; Y.Choueiri Islamicist Utopia and Democracy; L.Addi PART III: INDIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT Some Reflections on the Hindu Tradition of Political Thought; B.Parekh Of Artha and Arthashastra; K.J.Shah The Socio-Religious and Political Thought of Rammohun Roy; T.Pantham Mahatma's Critique of Modernity; A.Parel Gandhi and Democratic Theory; R.Terchek The Ideology of Hindu Nationalism; P.Dixit The Political Ideas of Jawaharlal Nehru; R.C.Pillai PART IV: EAST ASIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT The Value of the Human in Classical Confucian Thought; T.Weiming Law and Society in Confucian Thought; R.C.Keith East Asia's Modern Transformation; Wm. T.de Bary The Contemporary Relevance of Confucianism; D.A.Bell & H.Chaibong The Shapes and Sources of Engaged Buddhism; C.S.Queen Buddhist Principles in the Tibetan Liberation Movement; J.I.Cabez??n East Asia and the West: Catching Up With Each Other; Wm. T.de BaryFred DallmayrIra R. LapidusMuhsin MadhiRoxanne L. EubenJohn L. EspositoYoussef ChoueiriBhikhu ParekhK. J. ShahThomas PanthamAnthony ParelR. C. PillaiTu WeimingRonald C. KeithDaniel A. BellHahm ChaibongJose I. CabezonWm. Theodore de Bary