A Review of Marxism Studies in the West by Chinese Scholars

The historical course of researches on Marxism studies in the west by Chinese scholars can be divided into three stages. Stage One starts from the late 1970s and ends at the early and mid 1980s. Stage Two covers the years from around 1989 to the mid 1990s. And Stage Three refers to the period from the year 2000 till now. The author holds that at a more profound level, the results of these researches have reflected that the discipline of Marxism studies is closely relevant to Marxist philosophy in terms of the research methods and historical development.