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China as Context: Anthropology, Post-Globalisation and the Neglect of China

Name: China as Context: Anthropology, Post-Globalisation and the Neglect of China
Brand: Manchester University Press
SKU: 9781526184313
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Contributors:

Di Wu (Editor), Andrea E. Pia (Editor), Ed Pulford (Editor)

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Social Science, Political Science

Book Subcategory:

Anthropology, Globalization

Book Topic:

Cultural & Social

Series:

Alternative Sinology

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Release Date:

9/2/2025

ISBN 13:

9781526184313

Weight:

1.13 lbs

Size:

9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inches

Pages:

238

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Description

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.

About the Author

Di Wu is a 'ZJU 100 Young Professor' Associate Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Anthropology, Zhejiang University.
Andrea E. Pia is Associate Professor in Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ed Pulford is an Anthropologist and Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Manchester.