Thoughts on Four Subversive Words

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2174649
AutoresWang Gungwu (East Asia Institute, autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen13
Número2
Páginas199-210
Fecha de publicación2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCanberra Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0314-9099 • E-ISSN: 1740-9314
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14442213.2012.657151
OpenAlexW2066763434
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas8

The words empire, civilization, anthropology and China are rarely seen together. In addition, all four words are actually foreign to the Chinese language. However, when they are juxtaposed, they point to exceptional Chinese experiences with the research field and suggest that these can lead to a new understanding of what anthropology can do to illuminate ancient and modern relationships. In particular, areas between the emperor-state that shaped a civilization and the multifarious lives of communities scattered within and on the outskirts of China challenge Chinese scholars to re-examine the reach of a discipline that has long been suspect in the eyes of the authorities

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · China · Civilization · Emperor · Empire · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Literature · Point (geometry · Sociology · State (computer science · Suspect · Anthropology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Philosophy