From the Soil

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The Foundations of Chinese Society

By Xiaotong Fei

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From the Soil by Xiaotong Fei, one of China's eminent social scientists, presents a profound analysis of Chinese society first published in 1947. The book contrasts the organisational principles of Chinese and Western societies, revealing essential cultural features and their reflection in moral and ethical character. Fei's clear, accessible style offers insight into the distinctive social fabric of China, making it a key theoretical work in social science.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars of sociology, anthropology, and Chinese studies, as well as readers interested in cross-cultural comparisons and social theory.

Written in Chinese from a Chinese point of view for a Chinese audience, this title describes the contrasting organizational principles of Chinese and Western societies, thereby conveying the useful features of both. It shows how these features reflect and are reflected in the moral and ethical characters of people in these societies.

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This text by Fei Xiaotong, one of China's finest social scientists, was first published in 1947 and is Fei's chief theoretical statement about the distinctive characteristics of Chinese society. From the Soil describes the contrasting organisational principles of Chinese and Western societies, thereby conveying the essential features of both. Fei shows how these unique features reflect and are reflected in the moral and ethical characters of people in these societies.

This book aims to be both succinct and accessible. Now in an English-language edition, it could have a wide impact on Western social theorists. Gary G. Hamilton and Wang Zheng's translation captures Fei's straightforward style of writing.

Their introduction describes Fei's education and career as a sociologist, the fate of his writings on and off the Mainland, and the sociological significance of his analysis. The translators' epilogue highlights the social reforms for China that Fei drew from his analysis and advocated in a companion text written in the same period.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520077966

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 1992

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Contributors:

Introduction by Gary G. Hamilton
Introduction by Wang Zheng
Epilogue by Gary G. Hamilton
Epilogue by Wang Zheng

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 176

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Xiaotong Fei

About the Author

Gary G. Hamilton is Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington. Wang Zheng is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at the University of California, Davis.