《乡土中国》与“乡土”世界

《乡土中国》是费孝通教授的一部学术著作,书中提出了一系列重要概念。本文通过对这些概念的梳理以及与当代社会科学中若干重要理论的比较,探讨了《乡土中国》中的概念是否仅仅属于"乡土中国"的问题。本文认为,费教授提出的若干概念,具有超出"乡土中国"的更广泛的适用性。

Beyond Rural China:Exploring the General Relevance of Some of the Key Concepts that Professor Fei Hsiao-Tung Coined in His Milestone Work,From the Soil

From the Soil is among one of the most important academic work written by Professor Fei Hsiao-Tung,in which he discussed a series of key concepts he discovered from his keen observation of Chinese rural social life.In this article,through a careful articulation of all these key concepts,and their comparison with some of the most fundamental contemporary social scientific theories,the author is aiming to explore the possible status of their general relevance beyond rural China.The article concludes that,these key concepts that Professor Fei coined more than sixty years ago have continued to be relevant in the current world,and could be used more widely than people usually have thought of.