Hon Fai Chen

Chinese Sociology (eBook, PDF)

State-Building and the Institutionalization of Globally Circulated Knowledge

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Produktbeschreibung

Highlights the institutional and historical factors shaping the development of Chinese sociology

Demonstrates the state's central role in shaping the Chinese sociological community by charting the flow of material, organizational and symbolic resources

Argues that while state-building projects are beneficial for the institutionalization of sociological knowledge, their impact on intellectual diversity and creativity is more ambiguous

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 149
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137582201
• Artikelnr.: 52941123

Autorenporträt

Hon Fai Chen is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. His research interests include social theory, historical sociology and China studies. He is the author of Catholics and Everyday Life in Macau (2017), and Civilizing the Chinese, Competing with the West: Study Societies in Late Qing China (2017).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Achievement without Coherence: The Rise of Chinese Sociology.- Chapter 2: Dramatic Rebirth: The Suspension, Reestablishment and Institutionalization of Chinese Sociology.- Chapter 3: Paradigm Shift: Sociological Theory and the Studies of Social Transformation.- Chapter 4: Diversity within Limits: Post-Positivism, Gender Studies and the Sociology of Consumption.- Chapter 5: Friends, Not Enemies: The Globalization and Indigenization of Chinese Sociology.- Conclusion.