The Reconstruction of Chinese Sociology: An Oral History of 40 Sociologists (1979–2019)

ISBN-13: 9789811981975 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 870 str.

Xiaohong Zhou; Qian Yufang; Gao Sifei

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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). - Chapter 12. 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). - Chapter 16. Going to Factories instead of Attending Meetings (Liu Linping). - Chapter 17. Seeking a Synthesis of Empirical Research and Theoretical Generalisation (Liu Shaojie). - Chapter 18. The So-called Learning: the Sincerity Remains the Same through Changes (Liu Shiding). - Chapter 19. China’s National Unity Requires the Concerted Efforts of All Ethnic Groups (Ma Rong). - Chapter 20. Grand Narrative and Personal Experience in the Reconstruction of Chinese Sociology (Peng Huamin). - Chapter 21. Hong Meng Lends me a Hand to Weave Cocoons and Build Walls (Qiu Zeqi). - Chapter 22. Tracing Changes in the Development of Chinese National Character (Sha Lianxiang). - Chapter 23. Academic Inquiry in a Transitional Society (Shen Yuan). - Chapter 24. Pursuing a Career of Scholarship of Statecraft Beneficial for the Country (Song Linfei). - Chapter 25. Learning is Living (Su Guoxun). - Chapter 26. Between Chinese Sociology and Me: The Fate Bestowed by the Great Era (Su Tuo). - Chapter 27. Sociology and Social Work: Academic Practice of Crossing and Persistence (Wang Sibin). - Chapter 28. In Pursuit of Contemporary Chinese Social Theories (Xie Lizhong). - Chapter 29. An Academic Publisher’s Experience and Witness to the Reconstruction of Chinese Sociology (Xie Shouguang). - Chapter 30. Looking for Universality in Chinese Culture (Zhai Xuewei). - Chapter 31. Academics as a Way of Life (Zhang Jing). - Chapter 32. Day After Day, Taking Root in the Real China (Zhang Letian). - Chapter 33. Sociology and Me: A Life Led by Interest and Aspiration (Zhang Wenhong). - Chapter 34. My Encounter with the Era, or How we can Find our Ambition (Zhou Xiaohong). - Chapter 35. My Happenstance Encounter with Sociology (Zhou Yi). - Chapter 36. Digging Local Knowledge and Developing Scientific Theories (Bian Yanjie). - Chapter 37. Acquiring Knowledge from Investigation; Learning Truth through Practice (Xie Yu). - Chapter 38. Anchoring History in Turbulent Times (Zhao Dingxin). - Chapter 39. My Career in Migration Studies Started in Chinatown (Zhou Min). - Chapter 40. “Cross-border Travel” between Local and International Areas (Zhou Xueguang).

O autorze

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).

Blurb

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.

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).