Religious Revival in China
Dr. Madsen discusses the growth, or revival, of spiritual beliefs and practices in China which are neither “religious” nor “secular”
Confucianism
The Rise of Civil society in China
Changes, regulations, and transformation of China’s civil society from subject to citizen.
The Value of Vagueness as the Door to Social Change
Learn how vagueness in the Chinese Constitution allows the government to adjust without losing face or power.
China: The Past Is Always the Present
Introduction to China’s geography, the nature differences between the north and south, China’s history of controlling nature, the dominate Han culture, culture artifacts, the standardization of language, and Confuius influence on China’s current value system.