Culture and Social Transformations Theoretical Framework and Chinese Context

Cao Tianyu, Ph.D. 1987, University of Cambridge, is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. He has published monographs, edited books and articles including The Chinese Model of Modern Development (2005). Zhong Xueping, Ph.D. 1993, University of Iowa, is Professor of Chinese Literature and Culture at Tufts University. She has published monographs, edited books and articles including Mainstream Culture Refocused (2010). Liao Kebin, Ph.D. 1989, Hangzhou University, is Professor of Classic Chinese Literature at Peking University. He has published monographs, edited books and articles including Mingdai Wenxue Fugu Yundong Yanjiu (2008). Ban Wang, Ph.D. 1993, UCLA, is William Haas Professor in Chinese Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. His major publications include Words and Their Stories (2011).