Hierarchical Egalitarianism: Social Differentiation and Totalization in China
Director, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
1:26:21·2026·graduate level·Research Seminar
Xiang Biao explores the paradoxical coexistence of egalitarian ideals and entrenched hierarchical systems in contemporary China, offering a critical analysis of social differentiation and totalization.
The Council on East Asian Studies is pleased to present the 66th Edward H. Hume Memorial Lecture in Chinese Studies. Xiang Biao (Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Germany) presented "Hierarchical Egalitarianism: Social Differentiation and Totalization in China" on September 21, 2026.
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