The Study of China in Universities: A Comparative Case Study of Australia and the United Kingdom
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Chapter 8: Academic Sociology in the Construction of Chinese Studies

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8.1. A Brief Description of the Organizational Structures of the Two Cases Studied

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8.2. Two Models in Transition and Their Educational Implications

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8.2.1. Traditions

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8.2.2. Practical Constraints of the Dispersed-Modular Model

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8.2.3. Practical Constraints— Sinological Traditions in Transition

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8.3. Social Tensions

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8.3.1. Disciplinary and Departmental “Turf Wars”

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8.3.2. Academic Hierarchy Between Language Studies and Area Studies Subjects

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8.3.3. Hierarchy in Contemporary and Traditional Subjects

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8.4. Students’ Demands and Motives

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Chapter 9: Discussions and Conclusion

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9.1. The Plague of Political Motives Affecting the Scholarship of China

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9.2. Divisiveness in Academe and Its Implications

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9.3. Repercussions Arising From the Internationalization of Higher Education

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9.4. Conclusions

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Appendix

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References

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Index

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