20th Century Chinese Social Sciences (Marxist Volume) -- Dongfang Academic Collection

Author: Xi Jieren, Yu Yuanpei (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Over a century of three major reassessments, each time constructing a new knowledge system, category, concepts, discourse, and even paradigm for China. These reassessments have 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 people's entire spiritual and material lives, and infiltrating into the comprehensive transformation of social systems. Over a century of development in Chinese social sciences has provided a powerful spiritual driving force and a solid spiritual pillar 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 has not only brought a major leap forward in social sciences but also a widespread ideological liberation and a significant improvement in the quality of the populace. In fact, the reassessment continues to this day, shaping the character of Chinese social sciences that combines progressiveness, diversity, and adaptability. 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 addressing major debates in this historical process. The book provides a systematic and contemporary introduction to Marxist research institutions, academic associations, publications, and exchanges of Chinese and foreign research, which is particularly noteworthy.