TY - BOOK ID - 80840539 TI - Ancient and modern practices of citizenship in Asia and the West PY - 2019 SN - 9789048538317 9048538319 9789462986947 9462986940 PB - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, DB - UniCat KW - East and West KW - Manners and customs KW - Citizenship KW - Ceremonies KW - Customs, Social KW - Folkways KW - Social customs KW - Social life and customs KW - Traditions KW - Usages KW - Civilization KW - Ethnology KW - Etiquette KW - Rites and ceremonies KW - 711.4 KW - 711.417.4 KW - 711.6 KW - Aziƫ KW - Stedenbouw (theorie) KW - New towns KW - Nieuwe steden KW - Stadsplanning KW - Philosophy, Cities, Citizenship, Care, Becoming. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80840539 AB - What does it mean to be a good citizen today? What are practices of citizenship? And what can we learn from the past about these practices to better engage in city life in the twenty-first century? Ancient and Modern Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West: Care of the Self is a collection of papers that examine these questions. The contributors come from a variety of different disciplines, including architecture, urbanism, philosophy, and history, and their essays make comparative examinations of the practices of citizenship from the ancient world to the present day in both the East and the West. The papers? comparative approaches, between East and West, and ancient and modern, leads to a greater understanding of the challenges facing citizens in the urbanized twenty-first century, and by looking at past examples, suggests ways of addressing them. While the book's point of departure is philosophical, its key aim is to examine how philosophy can be applied to everyday life for the betterment of citizens in cities not just in Asia and the West but everywhere. ER -