Chapter 3: Human Rights and "Values in Asia": Reflections on East-West Dialogues.

Chapter 3 of the book "Beyond Liberal Democracy: Political Thinking for an East Asian Context," by Daniel A. Bell, is presented. It explores the aim to go beyond the rhetoric and distinguish persuasive East Asian criticisms of traditional Western approaches to the human rights. It highlights the doubts on the practical use of further cross-cultural dialogues between academics on human rights theory.