Social Engineering and the Social Sciences in China, 1919-1949

by Yung-chen Chiang

Book Overview

In this 2001 book Yung-chen Chiang tells the story of the origins, hopes, visions and achievements of the social sciences movement in China during the first half of the twentieth century. He focuses on the efforts of social scientists at three institutions - the Yanjing Sociology Department, Nankai Institute of Economics, and Chen Hansheng's Marxist agrarian research enterprise - to relate their disciplines to the needs of Chinese society. As all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521027241
• ISBN13: 9780521027243
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"