The Making of Anthropology in East and Southeast Asia / / ed. by Shinji Yamashita, J.S. Eades, Joseph Bosco.

• MitwirkendeR: Askew, David,; Bosco, Joseph,; Chee-Beng, Tan,; Cheung, Sidney C. H.,; Eades, J.S.,; Kim, Kwang-ok,; Kongshao, Zhuang,; Kuwayama, Takami,; Liu, Xin,; Magos, Alicia P.,; Mathews, Gordon,; Shamsul, A. B.,; Wu, David Y.H.,; Yamashita, Shinji,
• HerausgeberIn: Bosco, Joseph,; Eades, J.S.,; Yamashita, Shinji,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: Asian Anthropologies ; 3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (386 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Asian Anthropologies: Foreign, Native, and Indigenous -- Chapter 2 The “World-System” of Anthropology: Japan and Asia in the Global Community of Anthropologists -- Chapter 3 Debating the “Japanese” Race in Meiji Japan: Towards a History of Early Japanese Anthropology -- Chapter 4 Constructing Selves and Others in Japanese Anthropology: The Case of Micronesia and Southeast Asian Studies -- Chapter 5 On the Tension Between Japanese and American Anthropological Depictions of Japan -- Chapter 6 Japanese Anthropology and Depictions of the Ainu -- Chapter 7 Past and Present: Two Moments in the History of Chinese Anthropology -- Chapter 8 Anthropology and the Progress of Chinese Education: Cultural Continuity, Cultural Comparison, and the Role of Scholars -- Chapter 9 Chinese National Dance and the Discourse of Nativization in Chinese Anthropology -- Chapter 10 Local Theories and Sinicization in the Anthropology of Taiwan -- Chapter 11 The Making and Indigenization of Anthropology in Korea -- Chapter 12 Anthropology, Identity, and Nation Formation in Malaysia -- Chapter 13 Anthropology and Indigenization in a Southeast Asian State: Malaysia -- Chapter 14 Towards Indigenization: Responses, Challenges and Experiences in the Philippines -- Index