The Making of Anthropology in East and Southeast Asia / Edition 1

by Shinji Yamashita, J.S. Eades, Joseph Bosco

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781571812582
Publisher:	Berghahn Books
Publication date:	10/01/2004
Series:	Asian Anthropologies , #3
Pages:	386
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Shinji Yamashita is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at The University of Tokyo.

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.

Joseph Bosco is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

	List of Contributors	vii
	Preface	ix
Chapter 1	Asian Anthropologies: Foreign, Native and Indigenous	1
Chapter 2	The "World-System" of Anthropology: Japan and Asia in the Global Community of Anthropologists	35
Chapter 3	Debating the "Japanese" Race in Meiji Japan: Towards a History of Early Japanese Anthropology	57
Chapter 4	Constructing Selves and Others in Japanese Anthropology: The Case of Micronesia and Southeast Asian Studies	90
Chapter 5	On the Tension Between Japanese and American Anthropological Depictions of Japan	114
Chapter 6	Japanese Anthropology and Depictions of the Ainu	136
Chapter 7	Past and Present: Two Moments in the History of Chinese Anthropology	152
Chapter 8	Anthropology and the Progress of Chinese Education: Cultural Continuity, Cultural Comparison, and the Role of Scholars	184
Chapter 9	Chinese National Dance and the Discourse of Nativization in Chinese Anthropology	198
Chapter 10	Local Theories and Sinicization in the Anthropology of Taiwan	208
Chapter 11	The Making and Indigenization of Anthropology in Korea	253
Chapter 12	Anthropology, Identity, and Nation Formation in Malaysia	286
Chapter 13	Anthropology and Indigenization in a Southeast Asian State: Malaysia	307
Chapter 14	Towards Indigenization: Responses, Challenges and Experiences in the Philippines	335
	Index	359