A set of studies related to a common theme that can reveal the value of a focus on moral behavior as an aid to understanding Chinese society.

Papers presented at conferences held at East Asian Legal Studies of Harvard Law School, Oct. 13-14, 1979, and at the Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Nov. 10, 1979. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Moral behavior in Chinese society / Richard W. Wilson - - Language and theoretical vs. reality-centered morality / Alfred H. Bloom - - The concept of justice in pre-imperial China / Stephen B. Young - - On Liang Qichao's Darwinian "Morality revolution," Mao Zedong's "Revolutionary morality," and China's "Moral development" / James R. Pusey - - In search of justice : law and morality in three Chinese dramas / Peter Li - - Radical ideology and Chinese political culture / Lowell Dittmer - - The Maoist ethic and the moral basis of political activism in rural China / Richard P. Madsen - - Scarcity and moral ambiguity in contemporary China / Mitch Meisner.