Highlights the institutional and historical factors shaping the development of Chinese sociology
Demonstrates the state's central role in shaping the Chinese sociological community by charting the flow of material, organizational and symbolic resources
Argues that while state-building projects are beneficial for the institutionalization of sociological knowledge, their impact on intellectual diversity and creativity is more ambiguous

Autorentext
Hon Fai Chen is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. His research interests include social theory, historical sociology and China studies. He is the author of Catholics and Everyday Life in Macau (2017), and Civilizing the Chinese, Competing with the West: Study Societies in Late Qing China (2017).

Inhalt
Introduction.- Chapter 1: Achievement without Coherence: The Rise of Chinese Sociology.- Chapter 2: Dramatic Rebirth: The Suspension, Reestablishment and Institutionalization of Chinese Sociology.- Chapter 3: Paradigm Shift: Sociological Theory and the Studies of Social Transformation.- Chapter 4: Diversity within Limits: Post-Positivism, Gender Studies and the Sociology of Consumption.- Chapter 5: Friends, Not Enemies: The Globalization and Indigenization of Chinese Sociology.- Conclusion.