The following are synopsis from a paper written by Dr.Gu Baochang entitled the"Interaction of the Social,Economic and Demo-graphic Changes in China*.In his paper,the author makes an overall analysis and compariso...The following are synopsis from a paper written by Dr.Gu Baochang entitled the"Interaction of the Social,Economic and Demo-graphic Changes in China*.In his paper,the author makes an overall analysis and comparison of the population trends,dynanics and characteristics of China's population.He attributes the rapid ferility decline in this most populous country to the following factors:the high political commitment from top Chinese leaders,the drastic changes taking place in the socioeconomic structure and the vigorous and effective family planning programme.Existing problems are studied and proposals made for a further fertility decline of population by improving the family planning programme.展开更多
This article uses the case of the Sino-Albanian Friendship Trees to examine the significance and the limits of transnational scientific exchange in China during the 1960s and 1970s.In 1964,Albania gave ten thousand ol...This article uses the case of the Sino-Albanian Friendship Trees to examine the significance and the limits of transnational scientific exchange in China during the 1960s and 1970s.In 1964,Albania gave ten thousand olive trees to China as a symbol of the eternal friendship of the Chinese and Albanian people;it was then up to Chinese agricultural scientists and farmers to find suitable means to propagate and cultivate them.The author finds that,though the olive trees served as symbols of international friendship and scientific exchange,knowledge about olive trees produced and circulated in the PRC reflected science in context(that is,science within the national-level political context of 1960s–1970s China)more than knowledge in transit(that is,the transnational circulation of knowledge).The importation of olive trees from Albania ended up offering a new application for Chinese agricultural knowledge and for quintessentially“Cultural Revolution”-era systems of knowledge production and circulation.展开更多
American fiction in the 1960s and the 1970s by and large reflects the political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of American society during that period. The United States in the ’60s experienced serio...American fiction in the 1960s and the 1970s by and large reflects the political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of American society during that period. The United States in the ’60s experienced serious social tensions and violence. Student anti-war movements on and outside university campuses, Black civil rights展开更多
文摘The following are synopsis from a paper written by Dr.Gu Baochang entitled the"Interaction of the Social,Economic and Demo-graphic Changes in China*.In his paper,the author makes an overall analysis and comparison of the population trends,dynanics and characteristics of China's population.He attributes the rapid ferility decline in this most populous country to the following factors:the high political commitment from top Chinese leaders,the drastic changes taking place in the socioeconomic structure and the vigorous and effective family planning programme.Existing problems are studied and proposals made for a further fertility decline of population by improving the family planning programme.
文摘This article uses the case of the Sino-Albanian Friendship Trees to examine the significance and the limits of transnational scientific exchange in China during the 1960s and 1970s.In 1964,Albania gave ten thousand olive trees to China as a symbol of the eternal friendship of the Chinese and Albanian people;it was then up to Chinese agricultural scientists and farmers to find suitable means to propagate and cultivate them.The author finds that,though the olive trees served as symbols of international friendship and scientific exchange,knowledge about olive trees produced and circulated in the PRC reflected science in context(that is,science within the national-level political context of 1960s–1970s China)more than knowledge in transit(that is,the transnational circulation of knowledge).The importation of olive trees from Albania ended up offering a new application for Chinese agricultural knowledge and for quintessentially“Cultural Revolution”-era systems of knowledge production and circulation.
文摘American fiction in the 1960s and the 1970s by and large reflects the political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of American society during that period. The United States in the ’60s experienced serious social tensions and violence. Student anti-war movements on and outside university campuses, Black civil rights
