《中国文化的深层结构》是一部拥有广泛影响的学术著作,最早面世于上世纪80年代,曾以复印本形式在国内众多高校流传。作者自称该书是他对自身文化进行“硬心肠的反省”的结果。作者现任美国孟菲斯大学历史系教授。在本书中,作者从日常生活的具体细节入手,观察中国人文化行为的基本结构,分析中国文化对“人”的设计,认为中国的个人是由群体来定义的,与西方对个人的定义不同。 The “Deep Structure of Chinese Culture” is a scholarly work with a wide range of influence. It was first published in the 1980s and has been circulated in many colleges and universities in the form of photocopies. The author claims to be the result of his “hard-hearted reflection” of his own culture. The author is a professor of history at the University of Memphis, USA. In this book, the author starts with the details of daily life, observes the basic structure of Chinese cultural activities, analyzes the Chinese culture’s design of “people”, holds that individuals in China are defined by groups, Different definition.