China's new Confucianism: politics and everyday life in a changing society

Preface to the Paperback Edition ix Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction xxvii Part One: Politics 1 Part 1: From Communism to Confucianism: Changing Discourses on China's Political Future 3 Part 2: War, Peace, and China's Soft Power 19 Part 3: Hierarchical Rituals for Egalitarian Societies 38 Part Two: Society 57 Part 4: Sex, Singing, and Civility: The Costs and Benefits of the Karaoke Trade 59 Part 5: How Should Employers Treat Domestic Workers? 75 Part 6: The Politics of Sports: From the 2006 World Cup to the 2008 Olympics 91 Part Three: Education 105 Part 7: A Critique of Critical Thinking 107 Part 8: Teaching Political Theory in Beijing 128 Part 9: On Being Confucian: Why Confucians Needn't Be Old, Serious, and Conservative 148 Appendices Part 1: Depoliticizing the Analects 163 Part 2: Jiang Qing's Politi cal Confucianism 175 Index 231