This research flourished especially in the 1960s, with Princeton University setting up seminars that compared the modernization process in China, Japan, Russia and other nations.
这项研究在20世纪60年代尤其的蓬勃发展；当时普林斯顿大学设立了研讨会，专门比较中国、日本、俄罗斯等国家的现代化进程。