scholarly journals The New Development and Modern Value of Engels’ Letters to Materialism in His Later Years

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-194
Author(s):  
Yongping Xie ◽  
Min Chen
Keyword(s):  
Historical Materialism ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
New Era ◽  
Relative Independence ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
New Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
Economic Foundation ◽  
The Times ◽  
Great Practice

Historical materialism is one of Marx’s greatest discoveries, which is of great significance in the history of human social thought. In Engels’ later years, there was a new trend in the development of capitalist society, where letters became an important carrier for Engels to carry out theoretical research, propaganda and struggle. Engels’ letters in his later years paid full attention to the reaction to the superstructure of the economic foundation and the relative independence of ideology. In addition, it emphasizes that the theory should keep pace with the times, also puts forward and expounds the thought of “historical resultant force theory.” Furthermore, we firmly opposed dogmatism, contrarily adhered and developed scientific Marxism. Engels’ letters in his later years not only enriched and developed Marxist historical materialism, but also provided a strong theoretical basis for the great practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

scholarly journals The principal contradiction and its evolution in the new era of the socialism society with Chinese characteristics

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-12
Author(s):  
Xinghua Wei
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Historical Materialism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Era ◽  
Bourgeois Society ◽  
Logical Sequence ◽  
New Development ◽  
Historical Methods ◽  
Innovation And Change

Purpose Marx suggested that it is infeasible and wrong to arrange the economic categories according to the order by which they have worked in history. Their order is determined by their interrelationship in the modern bourgeois society, which is in contrast to their natural sequence or that which is in accordance with the course of history. Sometimes, a logical sequence is precisely opposite to the historical sequence. There are many efforts to be done in the study of China’s economic and social issues with Marxist logical and historical methods. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach When reading Das Kapital, we can clearly see the historical materialism methods. Another method of Marxist political economics is the scientific abstract method. Findings This is based on the new development idea to carry out scientific and technological innovation and change the focus of development from quantity to quality. With regard to the supply side structural reform as the main focus, people’s ever-growing demand for a better life can be satisfied and the higher level dynamic supply–demand balance can be kept. Originality/value In fact, measures to remedy unbalanced and inadequate development of the social principal contradiction have been plainly indicated in the report delivered at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. This is based on the new development idea to carry out scientific and technological innovation and change the focus of development from quantity to quality.

scholarly journals Solidaryzm vs marksizm czyli o „Poglądach prawnych niewolników i proletariuszy rzymskich” Borysa Łapickiego raz jeszcze

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Dariusz Słapek
Keyword(s):  
Historical Materialism ◽  
Class Struggle ◽  
Roman Law ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Times

<p>In the history of Polish Romanist studies in the period of the Polish People’s Republic, Borys Łapicki attracts considerable attention due to his controversial monograph <em>Legal Views of Slaves and Roman Proletarians</em> from 1955. It seems that the work is not quite rightly treated as a breach in the career of the Romanist from Lodz. Reasons for this uniqueness are usually sought in a complicated biography of the author which is treated as a kind of a “sign of the times”. Meanwhile, reviews of the work published right after it had been issued unequivocally showed that the dogmatic Marxism was in a way assessed as an adaptation by Łapicki, trying to reconcile it with the ideas of solidarism he had long accepted and belief in ethical values of the Roman law. Loyalty to these ideas made this amalgam of barely reconcilable concepts (class struggle in the light of harmony based on freedom and brotherhood) impossible to be accepted. It seems that this eclectic formula was never imposed by anyone on Łapicki – it was not a manifestation of the author’s conformism or opportunism. Despite very severe criticism, he did not abandon it even in the times when historical materialism left the dogmatic phase of its development. This article is a case study – a contribution to the studies on a broader problem of identity and attitude of Polish Romanists in the period of Stalinism.</p>

scholarly journals Research on the Construction of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Ecosystem in Colleges Guided by Fostering Virtue in Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 174-178
Author(s):  
Peiwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Full Employment ◽  
National Development ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Development Stage ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
New Era ◽  
New Development ◽  
The Times ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Focused on the construction of innovation and entrepreneurship education ecosystem guided by “Fostering Virtue in Education,” colleges are grounding efforts in the new development stage, applying the new development philosophy, and creating a new framework of development. Under China's new era, fostering character and civic virtue is the due meaning of innovation and entrepreneurship education in higher education. Adoption of this strategic approach accelerates the transformation of economic development mode, and build an innovative country. It is also an education strategy which can improve the quality of talent training and innovation & entrepreneurship education. An important way to promote the all-round development of university students is to implement the core measures of increased employment by entrepreneurship and the full employment of graduates, which is related to the fundamental issue of “who to cultivate, how to cultivate and for whom to cultivate.” In the new era, innovation and entrepreneurship education in colleges and universities should be based on the local conditions, respond to the needs of the times, connect with the national development strategy, grasp the correct development direction, become an important force to promote the national economic development and social harmony and progress, cultivate the new force of “mass entrepreneurship and innovation” in line with the requirements of the times and the country, and realize the transformation of university functions and missions. To carry out the fundamental task of talent cultivation in universities.

scholarly journals China’s Experience in Reform and Opening up for Forty Years

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. p335
Author(s):  
Ma Xiaoshuang
Keyword(s):  
Plenary Session ◽  
Central Committee ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Third ◽  
Fortieth Anniversary ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
New Development ◽  
Reform And Opening Up ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Exploration And Development

In December 1978, after the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Party, China entered a new era of reform and opening up. It has been for forty years, and has accumulated richly in the process of exploration and development in these forty years. Faced with the new tasks and new demands put forward by the new era, China has embarked on a new journey. The construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics needs to be further promoted. Reform and opening up is still the source of vitality for the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. We should profoundly summarize and give full play to the experience of the fortieth anniversary of reform and opening up, hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, implement new development concepts, and constantly promote the development of the cause of reform and opening up.

scholarly journals Five Dimensions on Xi Jinping's New Age of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Jiayue Quan
Keyword(s):  
New Age ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Xi Jinping ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
New Era ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
The Times ◽  
Great Victory ◽  
Human Destiny

Xi Jinping&#39;s New Age of Socialism With Chinese Characteristics systematically answers this basic question: &ldquo;In the new era what kind of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, how to adhere to and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics&quot;. It fully reflects the unity of The Times and people&#39;s wishes; Reflects the unity of theory innovation and practice innovation; Embodies the stick to comprehensively deepen reform and comprehensively promote the political determination and confidence of the construction of the Communist Party of China. It is guide action that leads the Chinese people of all ethnic groups to obtain a new great victory with an unyielding and overcome difficult under new historical conditions. Xi Jinping&#39;s New Age of Socialism With Chinese Characteristics highlight four characteristics: The theory of character of inheritance and innovation, Centering on people&#39;s value concept, rock-solid political concentration, the essence of realistic and practical, the concept of Community of human destiny.

“Sou Inglesa! Sou Inglesa!”: Memórias de uma Menina Anglo-Portuguesa (1907-1930)

2017 ◽  
pp. 141-155
Author(s):  
Miguel Alarcão
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social History ◽  
Travel Literature ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Self And Other ◽  
Cultural Encounter ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Times

Textualizing the memory(ies) of physical and cultural encounter(s) between Self and Other, travel literature/writing often combines subjectivity with documental information which may prove relevant to better assess mentalities, everyday life and the social history of any given ‘timeplace’. That is the case with Growing up English. Memories of Portugal 1907-1930, by D. J. Baylis (née Bucknall), prefaced by Peter Mollet as “(…) a remarkably vivid and well written observation of the times expressed with humour and not little ‘carinho’. In all they make excellent reading especially for those of us interested in the recent past.” (Baylis: 2)

Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon A. Waldman ◽  
Emre Caliskan
Keyword(s):  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Fragile State ◽  
New Era ◽  
The Public ◽  
Illiberal Democracy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Election Victory

After another election victory, but this time winning almost 52 per cent of the vote, Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the first popularly elected president in the history of the Turkish Republic. In his victory speech, Erdogan vowed to lead Turkey into a "new era of social reconciliation by leaving old disputes in the Old Turkey." He also called on the public to "mobilize our energy for New Turkey”. However, his polarizing rhetoric and steps towards an illiberal democracy may alienate many Turkish discontents, and unless wounds are healed Turkey risks being a weak and fragile state.

China’s South Asia Policy in the ‘New Era’

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Xi Jinping ◽  
New Era ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Foreign And Security Policy ◽  
Neighbouring Region ◽  
Rise Of China ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rise Of China

In recent years, there has been a rise in China’s profile in South Asia. It is no surprise that Chinese experts have used terms, such as ‘new springtime’ in China–South Asia relations, ‘rediscovery of the strategic status of South Asia’ and ‘most relevant region with regard to the rise of China’.    The objective of this article is to examine the nature and drivers of China’s South Asia policy, especially under the leadership of Xi Jinping vis-à-vis China’s policy towards the region in the past. It is not sufficient to only examine international factors or foreign and security policy in the context of the neighbouring region, such as South Asia. China’s ‘domestic periphery’ presents a significant threat to its national security. These areas are linked to neighbouring countries of South Asia and Central Asia. The announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping of a ‘New Era’ or ‘third era’ in the history of Communist Party of China (CPC) represents a China which is known for its dictum ‘striving for achievement’ ( fenfa youwei). This is different from the second era’s policy of ‘keeping a low profile and biding the time’ proposed by Deng Xiaoping. Of course, the name of Mao Zedong is synonymous with the first era beginning from 1949.

scholarly journals “Let’s Go, Baby Forklift!”: Fandom Governance and the Political Power of Cuteness in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205630512110249
Author(s):  
Jamie Wong ◽  
Crystal Lee ◽  
Vesper Keyi Long ◽  
Di Wu ◽  
Graham M. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Linguistic Anthropology ◽  
The State ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Voluntary Response ◽  
New Development ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hospital Construction ◽  
Novel Strategy

This article describes how the Chinese state borrows from the culture of celebrity fandom to implement a novel strategy of governing that we term “fandom governance.” We illustrate how state-run social media employed fandom governance early in the COVID-19 pandemic when the country was convulsed with anxiety. As the state faced a crisis of confidence, state social media responded with a propagandistic display of state efficacy, broadcasting a round-the-clock livestream of a massive emergency hospital construction project. Chinese internet users playfully embellished imagery from the livestream. They unexpectedly transformed the construction vehicles into cute personified memes, with Baby Forklift and Baby Mud Barfer (a cement mixer) among the most popular. In turn, state social media strategically channeled this playful engagement in politically productive directions by resignifying the personified vehicles as celebrity idols. Combining social media studies with cultural and linguistic anthropology, we offer a processual account of the semiotic mediations involved in turning vehicles into memes, memes into idols, and citizens into fans. We show how, by embedding cute memes within modules of fandom management such as celebrity ranking lists, state social media rendered them artificially vulnerable to a fall in status. Fans, in turn, rallied around to “protect” these cute idols with small but significant acts of digital devotion and care, organizing themselves into fan circles and exhorting each other to vote. In elevating the memes to the status of celebrity idols, state social media thereby created a disposable pantheon of virtual avatars for the state, and consolidated state power by exploiting citizens’ voluntary response to vulnerability. We analyze fandom governance as a new development in the Chinese state’s long history of governing citizens through the management of emotion.

scholarly journals Placing women in Cytogenetics: Lore Zech and the chromosome banding technique

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicitas Söhner ◽  
Nils Hansson
Keyword(s):  
Peer Group ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Banding Technique ◽  
Karolinska Institute ◽  
New Era ◽  
Human Cytogenetics ◽  
History Of ◽  
Witness Interviews

Abstract Background Scholars agree that Torbjörn Caspersson’s lab at the Institute of Medical Cell Research and Genetics at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, played a key role in the first description of the so-called Q-banding technique. It laid the foundation for a new era of cytogenetic diagnostics and had a lasting impact in several areas of biology and medicine. Methods Based on a mixed-method approach, essential aspects of the history of human cytogenetics are considered via primary and secondary analysis of biographical interviews as well as the qualitative evaluation of bibliometrics. Drawing on interviews with colleagues of lab member Lore Zech (1923–2013) and contemporary publications, this paper illuminates the role of and contribution by Zech: To what extent is the discovery attached to her and what does her legacy look like today? Results The analysis of the contemporary witness interviews with colleagues, students and junior researchers shows that Lore Zech was a committed member of Caspersson's research group. In addition, memoirs by contemporary colleagues describe her outstanding skills in microscopy. The different sources paint a multifaceted picture. In addition to the historians' patterns of interpretation, different legacies can also be found within the peer group. Conclusions We argue that Zech represent the type of scientist who, although her research was acknowledged with several prizes, so far has not been part of the canon of pioneers of international cytogenetics.

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