Chen Hon Fai: 2 books
Catholics and Everyday Life in Macau
Changing Meanings of Religiosity, Morality and Civility
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Catholicism has had an important place in Macau since the earliest days of Portuguese colonization in the sixteenth century. This book, based on extensive original research including in-depth interviews, examines in detail the everyday life of Catholics in Macau at present. It outlines the tremendous...
Chinese Sociology
State-Building and the Institutionalization of Globally Circulated Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2017
This book examines the institutional development of Chinese sociology from the 1890s to the present. It plots the discipline’s twisting path in the Chinese context, from early Western influences; through the institutionalization of the discipline in the 1930s-40s; its problematic relationship with...