The Process of Sociology in Modern China (1895-1919)

Author: Yao Chun'an
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Publish Date: 2006-03-14
Features: The late Qing and early Republican periods were crucial times for the transformation of modern Chinese academia and social change, during which sociology was introduced, disseminated, and developed. The process was quite complex. On one hand, the development of sociology in China was deeply influenced by early Western and Japanese sociology, traditional Chinese academic and cultural concepts, as well as the social and political conditions of the time. On the other hand, as a source of intellectual theory, sociology had a profound impact on the social and cultural changes of the late Qing and early Republican periods (such as nationalist thought, social reform thought, anarchism, socialism, social research, and the study of Chinese classics).