Liberal Rights and Political Culture

• Acknowledgements Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Retrieving the Concept of Political Culture 3. Rights and the Liberal Concept of Rights 4. Individualism as Cultural Grounding 5. Confucianism and the Making of Chinese Politico-Cultural Tradition 6. In Lieu of a Conclusion: The Language of Rights and Democratic Change Appendix Bibliography Notes Index

'The book is rich in its review of the Western and Chinese political cultures, and can serve as a reference point for those who study or research across disciplines of political theory, comparative politics and Chinese studies.' - Political Studies Review