Looking forward to the blend of tradition and modernity

Author: Ye Qizheng
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is a collection of essays by the renowned sociologist Professor Ye Qizheng on the issue of modernization in China. From a sociological perspective and using sociological research methods, the author provides a theoretical analysis of the structural (especially institutional) problems in China's modernization process, offering a new perspective for understanding modern history and holding certain enlightening significance for sociological and historical studies. The book consists of eight essays, including both the embodiment of sociological theories such as the social theory of intellectuals, the dual relationship between cultural diffusion centers and peripheries, and the "creative transformation theory" in the process of China's modernization, as well as sociological analyses of historical events such as the debates over the cultural of modern China and China's reform and opening-up. From these, we can see how traditional culture and modern factors originating from the West have been "kneaded" into the social landscape of today.