China as context : Anthropology, Post-Globalisation and the Neglect of China
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Alternative Sinology
ISBN-10
1526184311
ISBN-13
9781526184313
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 2nd, 2025
Print length
238 Pages
Weight
515 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.60 x 1.40 cms
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China as context challenges the marginalization of Chinese-grounded ideas in academia, arguing that neglecting China distorts our understanding of global complexities. Through diverse ethnographic perspectives, this volume repositions China, urging a holistic, post-global approach to the social sciences amid shifting global dynamics. -- .
Decades-old calls to recognise China''s significance for anthropological theory and the social sciences are more urgent than ever. Yet, Chinese-grounded ideas remain marginal, with China often seen as an ''Other'' rather than a source of widely applicable theory. Drawing on East Asian postcolonial scholarship, this volume argues that without taking China seriously as a knowledge producer and a key agent in a post-global world, social scientists risk misinterpreting the global present. As Western globalisation wanes and anthropology reassesses the relationship between ethnography and theory, we show how ''China'' must be understood as an ordinary, integral context for research worldwide.
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