20th Century Chinese Social Sciences. Marxist Volume

Author: Xi Jieren
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Over the past century, there have been three major reassessments, each of which constructed a new knowledge system, category, concepts, discourse, and even paradigm for China. These reassessments provided new theoretical foundations and action plans for China's salvation and survival, the transformation of Chinese civilization, the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and the development of China's revolution and modernization. As a result, Chinese social sciences have moved towards society and the people, permeating into the entire spiritual and material lives of individuals, as well as into the comprehensive transformation of social systems. Over this century, the development of Chinese social sciences has provided a strong spiritual driving force and a solid spiritual support for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In this century, Chinese social sciences have undergone three large-scale reassessments of prior academic, intellectual, and cultural traditions. Each reassessment not only brought a major leap forward in social sciences but also sparked a widespread ideological liberation and a significant improvement in the quality of the populace. In fact, the reassessment continues to this day, which has shaped the character of Chinese social sciences as being forward-looking, progressive, and diverse.
The book systematically introduces the Chinese society's research journey on Marxism, Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Soviet socialist model, and the international communist movement from the perspective of the widespread dissemination of Marxism and its great practice of sinicization. It also reveals the scientific nature of Marxism by discussing major debates during this historical process. The book provides a systematic and contemporary overview of the introduction of Marxist research institutions, academic organizations, publications, and exchanges between China and the world in related research.