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Introduction

The Civil Sphere in the Cultural and Political Transformations of Modern East Asia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2019

Jeffrey C. Alexander
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
David A. Palmer
Affiliation:
The University of Hong Kong
Sunwoong Park
Affiliation:
Korea National University of Education
Agnes Shuk-mei Ku
Affiliation:
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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