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As China enters the second decade of the 21st century, it faces tremendous challenges and crisis. How did China arrive at this point of crisis? How do we understand the nature of the challenges? More than any existing study of reform-era China, this volume offers a theoretical discussion of the cultural and social roots of the reform. It does so for the purpose of further exploring whether or not it is possible to imagine alternatives. Contributors to this second volume of Culture and Social Transformations in Reform Era China address these questions by exploring some of the most contentiously debated topics including liberalism, human rights, rule of law, the state, capitalism, and socialism."
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Culture and Social Transformations
Ideas, History, and Modern China Edited by
Ban Wang, Stanford University Wang Hui, Tsinghua University
Volume 7
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Culture and Social Transformations Theoretical Framework and Chinese Context Edited by
Cao Tianyu Zhong Xueping Liao Kebin Ban Wang
LEIDEN • BOSTON 2014
Some of the articles were translated into English from Chinese with financial support from the Confucius Institute at Stanford University. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Culture and social transformations : theoretical framework and Chinese context / edited by Cao Tianyu, Zhong Xueping, Liao Kebin, Wang Ban. pages cm. — (Ideas, history, and modern China, ISSN 1875-9394 ; volume 7) “This is the second collection of essays based on the third conference of the “Culture and Social Transformations in Reform era China” project. Conceived in 2003, the project has been carried out by the editors of this volume in collaboration with Lin Chun of The London School of Economics. The third conference was held in 2009 at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.” Introduction. Includes index. ISBN 978-90-04-26050-4 (hardback : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-90-04-26051-1 (e-book) 1. China— Civilization—1976–2002—Congresses. 2. Social change—China—History—20th century— Congresses. 3. China—Social conditions—1976–2000—Congresses. 4. China—Politics and government—1976–2002—Congresses. I. Cao, Tian Yu, 1941– editor of compilation. II. Zhong, Xueping, 1956– editor of compilation. III. Liao, Kebin, 1961– editor of compilation. IV. Wang, Ban, 1957– editor of compilation. DS779.23.C868 2013 951.05’7—dc23
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