Development Sociology and Chinese Modernization

Author: Tong Xing
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book systematically reviews the classic theories of social development by Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Parsons, and others. It examines and reflects on the concept of "development" from the perspectives of economics, politics, and culture. It outlines the internal logic of successive schools of thought, including modernization theory, dependency theory, world-system theory, world crisis theory, and postmodernism. It analyzes and compares "early internal" modernization models from the UK, US, France, Germany, and "late external" modernization models from Latin America, East Asia, and the former Soviet Union. It summarizes the historical experiences and lessons of China's modernization process, exploring the conditions, paths, and models of Chinese modernization. The book offers unique insights, fresh perspectives, and fluent writing, making it a valuable work for studying development sociology and exploring Chinese modernization. It is suitable for sociological professionals, humanities and social science graduate students, and readers interested in China's development issues.