The Reconstruction of Chinese Sociology

Tracing the evolution of Chinese Sociology from the late 1970s to the present day, the book aims to record the path of reconstruction, localization, change, and reform of Chinese Sociology through interviews with 40 Chinese top sociologists such as Su Guoxun, Zhou Xiaohong, Bian Yanjie, Zhao Dingxin, Zhou Xueguang et al. Divided into three sections, this insightful book is the best proof of the rapid development and overall improvement of the discipline since the reform and opening-up in China. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the restoration and reconstruction of Chinese Sociology, this book is expected to inspire the younger generation of sociology researchers and deepen public's understanding of sociology.

Brings together the top sociologists in China to recall and rethink the development of Chinese Sociology Presents the reconstruction of Chinese sociology in light of sociologists' personal experiences Provides a window for international academia to understand vividly the development of sociology in China

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Zhou Xiaohong is Professor of Sociology at Nanjing University. He has published more than 100 academic papers, as well as more than 30 monographs and translated works, including Tradition and Change:The Social Psychology of Farmers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and its Evolution since Modern Times (1998) and Cultural Feedback-Intergenerational Revolution in Changing Society (2015).

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Exploring the Great Transformation of Modern China (Yaoji).- Chapter 2. The Reconstruction of Chinese Sociology and the Exchanges between Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao (Li Peiliang).- Chapter 3. Establishing Principle and Discipline with an Integration of the East and the West (Lin Nan).- Chapter 4. To be a Promoter of Chinese Indigenous Social Sociology (Yang Zhongfang).- Chapter 5. Going Far with a Sword in the Field of Theory (Ye Qizheng).- Chapter 6. Promoting the Construction of Sociology Like Professor Fei (Bao Zhiming). - Chapter 7. Viewing the Changes in the World, Culture is a Mirror (Bing Zheng).- Chapter 8. A Perspective of Chinese Society in the Transitional Period (Cai He).- Chapter 9. Observing People's Livelihood with Academic Knowledge and Concern for Society with Practice (Guan Xinping).- Chapter 10. Connecting to International Standards and Building Academic Norms for Sociology (Hu Rong).- Chapter 11. Sociology is My Faith (Lei Hong).- Chapter12. Examining Society with the Help of Philosophy (Li Lulu).- Chapter 13. Focusing on the Transforming and Developing Chinese Society (Li Peilin).- Chapter 14. Reading and Learning: The Best Things to Do in the World (Li Qiang).- Chapter 15. Constant Knowledge Pursuit from Facts, Promoting the Construction of Chinese Sociological Discourse (Li Youmei), etc.<p