Binding: Paperback
Description: This volume represents the latest research in cultural anthropology on an ascendant and globalizing China covering the many different dimensions of China's ascendancy both within China itself and beyond. It focuses not only on the real and perceived successes of China in the past four decades but also on the difficulties tensions and dangers that have emerged as a result of rapid economic development: class polarization state expansion psychological distress and environmental degradation. Including contributions by some of the most well - known cultural anthropologists of China as well as rising innovative younger scholars this book documents and analyzes China's multifaceted transformations in the modern era both within Chinese society and in Chinese relations with the outside world. It features the unique perspective of anthropology with its on - the - ground deep cultural immersion through long - term fieldwork coupled with a macrolevel global perspective a strong historical perspective and theoretically engaged analyses to present a balanced account of China's ascendancy. Anthropology of Ascendant China: Histories Attainments and Tribulations is suitable for students and scholars in Anthropology Sociology History Political Science and East Asian Studies as well as those working on contemporary Chinese society and culture more broadly.
Title: Anthropology Of Ascendant China Histories Attainments And Tribulations
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781032416106
Pages: 334 Pages, 11 Halftones, Black And White; 11 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 5/6/2024
Series: Anthropology of Now
Category: Human Biology