Culture and Social Transformations - Theoretical Framework and Chinese Context

Contributors to this second volume of "Culture and Social Transformations in Reform Era China" explore some of the most contentiously debated questions and issues including liberalism, human rights, rule of law, the state, capitalism, and socialism.

About the author

Cao Tianyu, Ph.D. 1987, University of Cambridge, is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. He has published monographs, edited books and articles including The Chinese Model of Modern Development (2005).

Zhong Xueping, Ph.D. 1993, University of Iowa, is Professor of Chinese Literature and Culture at Tufts University. She has published monographs, edited books and articles including Mainstream Culture Refocused (2010).

Liao Kebin, Ph.D. 1989, Hangzhou University, is Professor of Classic Chinese Literature at Peking University. He has published monographs, edited books and articles including Mingdai Wenxue Fugu Yundong Yanjiu (2008).

Ban Wang, Ph.D. 1993, UCLA, is William Haas Professor in Chinese Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. His major publications include Words and Their Stories (2011).

Product details

• Assisted by: Tianyu Cao (Editor), Liao Kebin (Editor), Ban Wang (Editor), Xueping Zhong (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2013
• EAN: 9789004260504
• ISBN: 978-90-04-26050-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 703 g
• Series: Ideas, History, and Modern Chi
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories