Sociology and Socialism in Contemporary China
Author | : Siu-lun Wong |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136577772 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136577777 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sociology and Socialism in Contemporary China written by Siu-lun Wong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1979. Sociology flourished in China during the 1930s and 1940s but with the establishment of the People's Republic of China, controversies arose over the place of sociology in the process of socialist construction. Siu-lun Wong analyses the reasons for this change in the fortune of sociological studies in China and examines it in relation to the country's contemporary political system.