一九七九年三月，中国恢复社会学；同年五月，我进入了这个领域。二十五年过去，弹指一挥间。我想借此机会对自己二十五年的学习做个总结。赴美之前，我出版了两本书，发表了一些文章。一九九四年一月，我取道香港，来到美国。先到密苏里，随后到芝加哥。滞美期间，我自东岸至西岸，游历了美国主要大城市。一九九八年去加拿大，在第十四届世界社会学大会上宣读论文。二零零年去莫斯科参加一个会议。二零零一年在第五届欧洲社会学大会上宣读论文，顺便走访了罗马、巴黎、伦敦、柏林、赫尔辛基。我的世界观肯定有缺陷，因为我还没有机会走访日本、印度和巴西。但无论如何，这个总结是我二十五年来诚实探讨的结果。

The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification

By Li Yi

University Press of America

$35.00
Paper

0-7618-3331-5
November 2005
258pp

There have been two great shifts of power on the world stage during the past five centuries: the rise of Europe following the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of the United States after its Civil War. As we speak, a new power shift is beginning to take shape: the rise of Asia. Leading Asia's charge toward the world's center stage is the reemerging powers of China and India. To answer and adapt to such new challenges, the United States must develop a thorough understanding of the society of China.

This book is a great groundbreaking work in China Studies. For generations, China scholars have pursued the structure of Chinese social stratification, but none has completely succeeded in constructing even a single, complete model.

The Annual Review of Sociology 2002 reported: "Insufficient research attention has been given to emerging social classes in rural and urban China and existing analysis are hampered by the still evolving nature of social and economic structures in which social classes are in the making. Thus, insightful analysis and reliable assessments are to be called for from future researchers." (page 98)

The Structure & Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification has finally addressed this gap. Dr. Li provides detailed analysis critical to understanding the class structure of Chinese society, both pre-1949 and in the post-Mao era. His explanation of the origin, structure, and evolution of the model will be essential reading material for any introductory student of Chinese society.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR

The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification


1. Introduction

2. Chinese Social Stratification before 1949

3. Chinese Social Stratification and the Cadre System 1949-1959

4. Chinese Social Stratification and the Cadre System 1959-1979

5. Chinese Social Stratification and the Cadre System 1979-1993

6. Chinese Social Stratification and the Civil Service System after 1993

7. Understanding Chinese Social Stratification: The National University Entrance Examination,

the Household Registration System, and the Work Unit

8. Summary: Chinese Social Stratification after 1949


About The Author


Li Yi is the author of two books and a dozen journal articles on Chinese society and culture. He received his M.A. in Sociology from the University of Missouri—Columbia, and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Before coming to the United States in 1994, Dr. Li was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Northwestern School of Law in China.