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The making of anthropology in East and Southeast Asia
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Asian anthropologies The making of anthropology in East and Southeast Asia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Research--Southeast Asia.
- Ethnology.
- Ethnology--History--Southeast Asia.
- Ethnology--Research--East Asia.
- Ethnology--History--East Asia.
- East Asia--Social life and customs.
- East Asia.
- Southeast Asia--Social life and customs.
- Southeast Asia.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Berghahn Books 2004
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- CHOICE OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR 2005 Despite the growth of interest in the history of anthropology as a over the last two decades, surprisingly little has been published in English on the development of anthropology in East and Southeast Asia and its relationship to the rest of the academic "world-system." The anthropological experience in this region has been varied. Japanese anthropology developed early, and ranks second only to that of the United States in terms of size. Anthropology in China has finally recovered from the experience of invasion, war, and revolution, and now flourishes both on the mainland and in Taiwan. Scholars in Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines have also attempted to break with the legacy of colonialism and develop research relevant to their own national needs. This book includes accounts of these developments by some of the most distinguished scholars in the region. Also discussed are issues of language, authorship, and audience; and the effects these have on writing by anthropologists, whether "native" or "foreign." The book will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in the anthropology of East and Southeast Asia or the development of anthropology as a global discipline. Shinji Yamashita is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at The University of Tokyo. Joseph Bosco is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. J.S. Eades is Professor of Asia Pacific Studies and Director of the Media Resource Center, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, and Senior Honorary Research Fellow in Anthropology, University of Kent.
- Contents:
- Asian anthropologies : foreign, native and indigenous / Shinji Yamashita, Joseph Bosco, and J.S. Eades
- The "world-system" of anthropology : Japan and Asia in the global community of anthropologists / Takami Kuwayama
- Debating the "Japanese" race in Meiji Japan : towards a history of early Japanese anthropology / David Askew
- Constructing selves and others in Japanese anthropology : the case of Micronesia and Southeast Asian studies / Shinji Yamashita
- On the tension between Japanese and American anthropological depictions of Japan / Gordon Mathews
- Japanese anthropology and depictions of the Ainu / Sidney C.H. Cheung
- Past and present : two moments in the history of Chinese anthropology / Xin Liu
- Anthropology and the progress of Chinese education : cultural continuity, cultural comparison, and the role of scholars / Zhuang Kongshao
- Chinese national dance and the discourse of nativization in Chinese anthropology / David Y.H. Wu
- Local theories and sinicization in the anthropology of Taiwan / Joseph Bosco
- The making and indigenization of anthropology in Korea / Kwang-Ok Kim
- Anthropology, identity, and nation formation in Malaysia / A.B. Shamsul
- Anthropology and indigenization in a Southeast Asian state : Malaysia / Tan Chee-Beng
- Towards indigenization : responses, challenges and experiences in the Philippines / Alicia P. Magos.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-57181-259-8
- 1-57181-258-X
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