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

Social Engineering and the Social Sciences in China, 1919-1949( )
Author: Chiang, Yung-chen
Contribution by: Kirby, William
Series title:Cambridge Modern China Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-77014-9
Publication Date:Jan 2001
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $97.99
Book Description:

Yung-chen Chiang tells the story of the origins, visions, and achievements of the social sciences in China during the first half of the twentieth century. He focuses on the efforts of social scientists at three institutions to relate their disciplines to the needs of Chinese society. As all three groups received funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, their stories offer a window onto Sino-American interactions, revealing how the social sciences became a lingua franca of the cultural...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / General
History / Asia / China
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.928 x 8.931 x 0.858 Inches
Book Weight:1.41 Pounds



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