Contents Special Theme: Chen Xulu's Studies on the History of Modern China Introduction Never Gone with the Wind: On Chen Xulu's Records of Free Thoughts The "History" and "Thinking" of the Change of Concept: Rereading The Metabolism of Modern Chinese Society Theoretical Thinkings of Chen Xulu's Historiography Master of Historiography of "Questions Setting" and "The Master Needs No Skills" The Enlightenment of Chen Xulu's "Metabolism" Thought on the Study of Asian History in Early Modem Times Looking at the Beginning Triggers Strings of Floating Thoughts: Two Issues about Chen Xulu's Thought and Historical Research Philosophical and Historical Studies The Confucian Way as a Philosophical System Knowledge and Action in a Deweyian Perspective A Study of the Two Approaches to the Development of Positivist Historiography in Modern China Studies in Social Sciences Money in the Social Sciences: The Individual, Society, the State and Beyond An Empirical Study of English Translations of Popular Chinese Neologisms and Their Acceptability Exploring the Accountability Linkage between Local Congress Deputies and Constituents in China Political Theory Learning in the Era of Media Convergence: A Case of "Core Socialist Values" on Chinese Central Media's Websites Abstracts Notes on Contributors