The Reconstruction of Chinese Sociology

Tracing the evolution of Chinese Sociology from the late 1970s to the present day, the book aims to record the path of reconstruction, localization, change, and reform of Chinese Sociology through interviews with 40 Chinese top sociologists such as Su Guoxun, Zhou Xiaohong, Bian Yanjie, Zhao Dingxin, Zhou Xueguang et al. Divided into three sections, this insightful book is the best proof of the rapid development and overall improvement of the discipline since the reform and opening-up in China. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the restoration and reconstruction of Chinese Sociology, this book is expected to inspire the younger generation of sociology researchers and deepen public’s understanding of sociology.

Zhou Xiaohong is Professor of Sociology at Nanjing University. He has published more than 100 academic papers, as well as more than 30 monographs and translated works, including Tradition and Change: The Social Psychology of Farmers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and its Evolution since Modern Times (1998) and Cultural Feedback-Intergenerational Revolution in Changing Society (2015).