1. Introduction Part I: From the Field of Imperial Examination to the Field of Post-Imperial Examination: Hunan Province, 1895–1913 2. Introduction to Part I 3. The Field of Imperial Examination and the Regeneration of Social Dominance Relationship before 1895 4. The Establishment of a New Dominance Relationship and the Fall of the Imperial Examination: Hunanese Society, 1895–1905 5. Regeneration of the Social Dominance Relations and the Field of Post-Imperial Examination: Hunanese Society, 1905–1913 Part II: The Rise of the “Academic Society:” Cai Yuanpei and Peking University, 1917–1923 6. Introduction to Part II 7. The Academic Culture before Cai Yuanpei’s Appointment 8. “Inclusiveness” and University as the Modern Academic Center 9. “Educational Independence” and University as the Field of Academic Autonomy 10. “Sharing Common Destiny” and University as the Academic Base for National Revitalization 11. “Cultivation of Personality” and University as the Community of Scientific Discourse Part III: Secondary Schools and the Communist Revolution in China: Jiangxi, 1922–1926 12. Introduction to Part III 13. “Torchbearer,” “Cultivator” and “Bridge Builder:” Three Roles in the Rise of the Communist Movement in Jiangxi 14. Nanchang Second Middle School and Its Reform Society: A Concentric Revolution Network 15. Nanchang First Normal School: The Lattice-Styled Revolutionary Network 16. Conclusion
Biography
Xing Ying is Tenured Professor and Dean at the Department of Sociology and Department of Political Science of Tsinghua University and Editorial Director of Tsinghua Journal of Social Sciences. His fields of research include historical sociology, political sociology, sociology of education, and the new history of revolution.






