East Asian Civilizations: A Dialogue in Five Stages (The Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures)

The doyen of Confucian studies in America here constructs a magisterial overview of 3,000 years of East Asian civilizations, principally in the form of dialogues among the major systems of thought that have dominated the Asian world's historical development. The Classical Legacy -- The Buddhist Age -- The Neo-confucian Stage -- East Asia's Modern Transformation -- The Post-confucian Era -- East Asia And The West: Catching Up With Each Other. Wm. Theodore De Bary. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [151]-156. De Bary constructs a magisterial overview of three thousand years of East Asian civilizations, principally in the form of dialogues among the major systems of thought that have dominated the Asian world's historical development.