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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004217169
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)
Book Synopsis European and Chinese Sociologies by :
Download or read book European and Chinese Sociologies written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-11-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociology is subject to a process of internationalisation. The rapid development of China has provided the ‘China experience’ and shown the emergence of a new sociology. In this book a dialogue between European and Chinese sociologists is opening up new horizons for Western thought in a context of economic and cultural globalisation. The objective is to embark on a process of epistemological reconfiguration, deconstructing reality on the basis of dividing up the world. This book deals with some fundamental sociological issues: modernities and globalisation, class and society, state and democracy, economic change and inequalities in Europe and in China. In the wake of the de-colonial critique of post-colonial studies, the aim of this book is to examine the question of the de-westernisation of knowledge in sociology.