Social and Economic History Review - (Second Issue)

Author: Hou Jianxin
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The theme of this issue is the burden on farmers. Most of the 20 articles in this issue touch upon this issue from different perspectives, and the content is divided into six sections:
In Memory of Fei Xiaotong: Fei Xiaotong (1910–2005) was a renowned Chinese sociologist, anthropologist, and social activist.
Farmer Burden: Currently, the issue of farmer burden has become a bottleneck in China's modernization efforts.
Mass Entertainment: For farmers in traditional society, they were often focused on their labor, hardship, and misery, with entertainment and leisure seemingly unrelated to them.
Academic Interviews: The 19th century was the century of Ranke, whose objectivist historiography continued to dominate German historical discourse in the 20th century.
Highlights from the Academy: This section features scholars sharing their insights on academic issues.
Musings and Notes: Generally speaking, scholars always observe history and reality from their unique perspectives, leveraging their profound academic foundation and deep and broad vision to comment on major events, consciously taking on the social responsibility of guiding the nation and inspiring literary expression.