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The Issue of “State and Society” in Chinese Historical Context

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When analyzing the relationship of “state and society”, the first question that one may ask is whether the term “state and society” originated from western theoretical and analytical framework, which established its foothold in Chinese social science in just recent twenty years, can be applied to describe and analyze Chinese experience of social change in almost a century.

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    Zhiping [1].

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    Zhenglai [2].

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    Walder [3].

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    Zhiping [1].

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    Dang [5].

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    Qichao [6].

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    Liping et al.[7].

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    Dang [8].

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    Mingming [9].

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    Duara [10].

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    Shengli [11].

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    Shaoqi [12].

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    Jing [13].

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    Jing [13].

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    Jing [13].

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    Jing [13].

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    Dang [5].

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    Dang [5].

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Gao, Y., Wu, Y. (2018). The Issue of “State and Society” in Chinese Historical Context. In: The State and Society of China . Social Development Experiences in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6662-7_1

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