KNOWLEDGE ACROSS CULTURES - A CONTRIBUTION TO DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS by Ruth Hayhoe ( 9789628093731 )

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KNOWLEDGE ACROSS CULTURES - A CONTRIBUTION TO DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS

By:

Ruth Hayhoe

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9628093738

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UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FACULTY OF EDUCATION

Pub. date:

1 October, 2001

Pages:

410

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This work gives voice to scholars from three major eastern civilizations who have entered into dialogue with scholars from the west. Themes covered include knowledge transfer across civilizations; indigenous knowledge and modern education; and past and present Chinese influences.

Synopsis:

At the start of the new millennium, the United Nations designated 2001 the 'Year of Dialogue among Civilizations'. This dialogue emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and changed much of the field of comparative education. The dialogue draws attention to deep-rooted cultural differences around the world which shape approaches to education. This book gives voice to outstanding scholars from three major Eastern civilizations - Chinese, Arabic and Indian - who have entered into dialogue with equally distinguished scholars from the West. One of the authors, Abdus Salam, was the first scientist from Pakistan to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. The themes of the book include challenges to knowledge in the late modern era; Eastern contributions to scientific knowledge; knowledge transfer across regions and civilizations; indigenous knowledge and modern education; and past and present influences from China. The book will contribute to an ongoing dialogue among civilizations, and enhance mutual understanding in the increasingly globalized society of the 21st Century.

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Hong Kong

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University of Hong Kong Faculty of Education

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