Human Rights, Nation and Civilization: From a Universalist View of Human Rights to a Civilizational Coexistence View of Human Rights

Author: (Japanese) Osamu Oonuma
Translator: Wang Zhi'an
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The Life·Reading·New Press has long attached great importance to introducing foreign academic thought, believing it to be highly beneficial for the development of China's own intellectual and cultural traditions. Since the mid-1980s, with the strong support of friends in the publishing and reading communities, our press has successively published several comprehensive libraries and thematic translation series, which have had a positive impact on a broad readership.
After World War II, with the rapid changes in the global landscape, the position of academic thought has become increasingly complex. Existing academic paradigms are facing severe challenges, while the relevance of academic research to socio-cultural transformation has become more prominent. Since the late 1970s, Chinese society has entered a period of rapid and comprehensive transformation. Chinese academia not only reflects this transformation but also participates in it. To date, both the reflection and participation have yet to be broadened and deepened.
Therefore, to enrich the resources of Chinese academic thought, while organizing and promoting the achievements of modern academic thought and vigorously supporting the new creative works of domestic scholars, we are actively planning to introduce foreign works that reflect new academic progress. The "Frontiers of Academia" series aims to translate and introduce cutting-edge works from foreign academia since the end of World War II, particularly those published after the 1960s (including a small number of works published before the war but gaining widespread attention afterward). The goal is to promote the development of disciplines and academic reflection in China, as well as to address major challenges in the contemporary academic frontier.
When the "Frontiers of Academia" series was launched, it coincided with the turn of the century. Modern Chinese intellectual and cultural traditions, after a century of hardship and twists, are now entering a historical period with great potential for creative development. We remain committed, as always, to contributing our efforts to advancing the construction of Chinese academic culture.
Preface
Life·Reading·New Press
November 1997