Local Sage: The Great Masters of Chinese Scholarship Series

Author: Zhang Guansheng
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In April 2005, the renowned scholar Fei Xiaotong passed away. Yet, just as time flows on, he remains ever-present. However, Peking University Press launched the book Fei Xiaotong: A Village Scholar in time, a comprehensive work that introduces Fei Xiaotong's academic thought, recounts his life journey, and showcases his spiritual charm. Fei Xiaotong's passing resonated strongly both domestically and internationally. It was not merely the departure of an individual but held symbolic significance. Fei Xiaotong was a representative of China's intellectual generation, a distinguished scholar and an outstanding practitioner. This book closely follows Fei Xiaotong's academic development and spiritual journey,ing the true state of an intellectual and highlighting the true weight of a scholarly figure. From his adventures in Yao Mountain to facing the blade, from The Economy of the Jiang Village to From the Village to the Town, from a single village to an entire discipline, from surveys in ethnic regions to the proposal of the multicultural yet unified structure of the Chinese nation, from small-town development exemplified by Jiang Village to regional development in the Yangtze River Delta—every step in Fei Xiaotong's life was marked by brilliance. The generation Fei Xiaotong represented grew up in the 1930s and 1940s, with their own unique characteristics, and their academic research bore distinct features as well. The publication of this book will play a positive role in disseminating the patriotic spirit, pragmatic academic attitude, and forward-looking development vision of the intellectual generation represented by Fei Xiaotong. Academic research is a torch passed down through generations. As the chief architect of the reconstruction of Chinese sociology, Fei Xiaotong's academic thought needs to be studied and inherited. His urban development models and regional development theories, deeply connected to reality, will also offer valuable lessons and inspiration for our societal progress. Fei Xiaotong: A Village Scholar is part of Peking University Press's China Academic Masters Series. As a series dedicated to "disseminating the academic thought of masters and showcasing the spiritual charm of universities," this series will also feature biographies of figures such as Liang Shuming, Chen Yinque, Qian Zhongshu, Zhao Yuanren, Wu Mi, Ji Xianlin, Zhou Gucheng, Jian Bozan, Qian Mu, Wang Li, Yu Pingbo, Jin Yuelin, and Zhu Guangqian.