From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society - medicalbooks.filipinodoctors.org

Show more pictures

From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society

Brand: University of California Press
ISBN 0520077962
EAN: 9780520077966
Category: #431851 in Paperback (China)
Price: $26.95  (Customer Reviews)
Dimension: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inches
Shipping Wt: 2.31 pounds. FREE Shipping (Details)
Availability: In Stock
Buy From Amazon

Product Description

This classic text by Fei Xiaotong, China's finest social scientist, was first published in 1947 and is Fei's chief theoretical statement about the distinctive characteristics of Chinese society. Written in Chinese from a Chinese point of view for a Chinese audience, From the Soil describes the contrasting organizational principles of Chinese and Western societies, thereby conveying the essential features of both. Fei shows how these unique features reflect and are reflected in the moral and ethical characters of people in these societies. This profound, challenging book is both succinct and accessible. In its first complete English-language edition, it is likely to have a wide impact on Western social theorists.

Gary G. Hamilton and Wang Zheng's translation captures Fei's jargonless, straightforward style of writing. Their introduction describes Fei's education and career as a sociologist, the fate of his writings on and off the Mainland, and the sociological significance of his analysis. The translators' epilogue highlights the social reforms for China that Fei drew from his analysis and advocated in a companion text written in the same period.

Buy From Amazon

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought




*If this is not the "From the Soil: The Foundations of Chinese Society" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link.  Details were last updated on Nov 8, 2024 00:43 +08.