TY  - BOOK
AU  - Prazniak,Roxann
TI  - Dialogues across civilizations: sketches in world history from the Chinese and European experiences 
SN  - 0813327350
U1  - 940 23
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Boulder, Colo.
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - East and West
KW  - China
KW  - Europe
KW  - Civilization
N1  - CONTENTS

Introduction: opening the European and Chinese experiences

society and the individual
The social and  the individual: Thoughts from King Zi and Socrates
Reflections on Gender Relations: views from Ban Zhao and Christine de Pisan

Social Change and conflict
Patterns of urban and commercial development: The capital cities Paris and Hangzhou
Popular protest and rural activism: The utopian visions of Thomas Muntzer and Hong Xiuquan
Industrial capitalism and the Nation-state: Otto von Bismarck and Sun Zhongshan

History and Cosmology
Religion in socity: Huiyuan and saint Augustine on Human suffering 
Synthesis of classical and religious traditions: The lixue of Zhu Xi and the scholasticism of Thomas Aquinas
Philosophical and environmental perspectives in nature Art: Claude Monet and Qi Baishi
Conclusions and epilogue: The Chinese and European experiences in contemporary contexts; Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-207) and index p. 209-212
ER  -