This paper investigates the historical prerequisite of Marxism social modernization thoughts,and points out that firstly such historical prerequisite was closely related with Karl Marx’s comments on classical civil society theory and social practice at that time. Secondly, Marxism social modernization thoughts’ fundamental intentions are modernization prerequisite, impetus, essence, way, principle and tendency. Thirdly, there are three main characteristics in these thoughts. Finally, this study has profound practical meaning to socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics.
Under the background of the four periods of the world modernization history,this thesis makes a tentative and preliminary investigations of all kinds of developing opportunities in China’s social modernization history.Furthermore,the thesis explores the varied reasons for China’s loss of developing social modernization.In author’s opinion,China faced different developing opportunities in each period of the world modernization history.But,China had missed these opportunities because of aggression by the First-comers and lack of developing factors.These reasons have led China to fall behind the First-comers till now.This exploration tells us that it is the Communist Party of China:the Party with modernity to lead Chinese people to the right way to the modernization.This study will surely draw lessons from history in building up socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics.
