04770nam 2201009 a 450 991077886210332120230821212306.01-282-13416-797866138067410-520-91248-90-585-10436-010.1525/9780520912489(CKB)111004366707534(EBL)977263(OCoLC)801363596(SSID)ssj0000159119(PQKBManifestationID)12036576(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159119(PQKBWorkID)10150209(PQKB)11173807(MiAaPQ)EBC977263(DE-B1597)520425(OCoLC)1114804255(DE-B1597)9780520912489(Au-PeEL)EBL977263(CaPaEBR)ebr10582902(CaONFJC)MIL380674(EXLCZ)9911100436670753419910827h19921992 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom the soil, the foundations of Chinese society a translation of Fei Xiaotong's Xiangtu Zhongguo, with an introduction and epilogue /by Gary G. Hamilton and Wang ZhengBerkeley :University of California Press,1992.©19921 online resource (ix, 160 pages)Translation of: Xiang tu Zhongguo.0-520-07795-4 0-520-07796-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Foreword --Introduction --1. Special Characteristics of Rural Society --2. Bringing Literacy to the Countryside --3. More Thoughts on Bringing Literacy to the Countryside --4. Chaxugeju: The Differential Mode of Association --5. The Morality of Personal Relationships --6. Patrilineages --7. "Between Men and Women, There Are Only Differences" --8. A Rule of Ritual --9. A Society without Litigation --10. An Inactive Government --11. Rule by Elders --12. Consanguinity and Regionalism --13. Separating Names from Reality --14. From Desire to Necessity --Epilogue: Sociology and the Reconstruction of Rural China --Glossary --IndexThis classic text by Fei Xiaotong, China's finest social scientist, was first published in 1947 and is Fei's chief theoretical statement about the distinctive characteristics of Chinese society. Written in Chinese from a Chinese point of view for a Chinese audience, From the Soil describes the contrasting organizational 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 profound, challenging book is both succinct and accessible. In its first complete English-language edition, it is likely to have a wide impact on Western social theorists. Gary G. Hamilton and Wang Zheng's translation captures Fei's jargonless, 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.SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / GeneralbisacshChinaSocial conditions1940s.academic.analysis.asia.asian countries.asian.china.chinese history.chinese society.community.confucius.countryside.cultural studies.ethics.gender studies.interpersonal.legal issues.morals.relationships.rural.scholarly.small town.social science.social scientist.social studies.social theory.sociology.translation.western world.SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.306/.0951Fei Xiaotong637994Hamilton Gary G117028Wang Zheng1952-514725MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778862103321From the soil, the foundations of Chinese society3715268UNINA