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

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 frontier. This study advances our understanding of the transfer, indigenization, and international patronage of social science disciplines.

'Chiang's study will benefit those interested in the development of the social sciences in China ... Chiang's book pays greater attention to the financial and interpersonal components of the Republican-era social scientific enterprise ...'. China Information