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Review: "Despite the growth of interest in the history of anthropology 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 the number of active researchers and the volume of research. 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."--Jacket

Table of 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.

Contributors:

Yamashita, Shinji

Bosco, Joseph, 1957-

Eades, J. S. (Jeremy Seymour), 1945-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English.

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Making of anthropology in East and Southeast Asia (New York : Berghahn Books, 2004 — LCCN 2004050332; OCLC Number 55146652)

Related Series:

Asian anthropologies

Subjects:

Ethnology — Research — Southeast Asia

Ethnology — Southeast Asia — History

Ethnology — Research — East Asia

Ethnology — East Asia — History

East Asia — Social life and customs

Southeast Asia — Social life and customs

Ethnology — Southeast Asia — Research

Ethnology — East Asia — Research

Ethnology — Research

Ethnology

Manners and customs

East Asia

Asia — Orient

Southeast Asia

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 374 pages).

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

GN635.S58 M33 2004eb

ISBNs:

9781782381617 (electronic bk.)
1782381619 (electronic bk.)
157181258X [Invalid]
9781571812582 [Invalid]
1571812598 (pbk.) [Invalid]
9781571812599 (pbk.) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2004050332

OCLC Numbers:

646160240