CHINESE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Book ID/图书代码： 13520019C00020

English Summary/英文概要： What defines "happiness," and how can we attain it? The ways in which people in China ask and answer this universal question tell a lot about the tensions and challenges they face during periods of remarkable political and economic change.

Based on a five-year original study conducted by a select team of China experts, The Chinese Pursuit of Happiness begins by asking if Chinese citizens’ assessment of their life is primarily a judgment of their social relationships. The book shows how different dimensions of happiness are manifest in the moral and ethical understandings that embed individuals in specific communities. Vividly describing the moral dilemmas experienced in contemporary Chinese society, the rituals of happiness performed in modern weddings, the practices of conviviality carried out in shared meals, the professional tensions confronted by social workers, and the hopes and frustrations shared by political reformers, the contributors to this important study illuminate the causes of anxiety and reasons for hope in China today.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： “幸福”的定义是什么？我们如何才能获得幸福?中国人回答这个普遍问题的方式，很大程度上反映了他们在显著的政治和经济变革时期所面临的紧张和挑战。

根据一个由中国专家组成的团队进行的一项为期五年的原始研究，中国人对幸福的追求始于询问中国公民对他们生活的评价是否主要是对他们社会关系的判断。这本书展示了不同层面的幸福是如何体现在道德和伦理的理解中，这些理解将个人嵌入到特定的社区中。生动地描述在当代中国社会的道德困境,幸福的仪式体现在现代婚礼，在一起聚餐，社会工作者的职业紧张，希望通过政治改革家和挫折共享，作者阐明这一重要研究:当今中国人的希望、焦虑的原因和理由。（WYL）

Awards/获奖情况：“这本书探讨了不同版本的幸福是如何从个人的努力中获得的，以实现某些核心美德，这本书提供了一个高度原创和优秀的阐述——是什么构成了当代中国良好的生活和社会。必读!”——阎运祥，《中国社会的个体化》的作者

“这是一部极具独创性的作品，阐明了‘美好生活’在当代中国的含义。在一个许多人为社会的精神真空和共同价值观的丧失而哀叹的时代，这本书表明，仍然有一些共同的线索将中国人想象和追求幸福联系在一起。”——安东尼•斯皮雷斯，墨尔本大学

"Exploring how various versions of happiness derive from individual endeavors of living up to certain core virtues, this book offers a highly original and excellent account of what constitutes a good life and a good society in contemporary China. A must-read!"—Yunxiang Yan, author of The Individualization of Chinese Society

"This is a highly original work that sheds light on what ‘a good life’ means in contemporary China. In an era when many lament society’s spiritual vacuum and loss of shared values, this book shows that there are still common threads tying together how Chinese people imagine and pursue happiness."—Anthony J. Spires, University of Melbourne

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