《农民、公民权与国家:1949-2009年的湘西农村》是一部契合时代需要的严谨的学术著作。作者把握时代发展脉搏,在深入细致调查了自己家乡湖南溆浦县的基础上撰写了此书。该书以公民权理论为分析框架,以湘西农村为主要考察对象,以土地制度和农民身份的变迁为主线,考察和分析了当代中国农民公民权的演进逻辑。作者不仅将农民问题研究当作自己的学术研究主题,而且将农民权益问题,尤其是公民权的实现与农民的命运、国家的命运联 “Peasants, Citizens’ Rights and the Country: Rural Areas in Western Hunan from 1949 to 2009” is a rigorous academic work that meets the needs of the times. The author grasp the pulse of the development of the times, in depth and detailed investigation of his hometown in Hunan Xupu based on the book. The book takes the civil rights theory as the analysis frame and the rural areas in western Hunan as the main object of study. With the change of the land system and peasant identity as the main line, the book examines and analyzes the evolution logic of the peasant citizenship in contemporary China. The author not only regards the research on peasants as his academic theme, but also links the peasants’ rights and interests, especially the realization of citizenship with the fate of peasants and the destiny of the country