Thoughts on Four Subversive Words

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2174649
AutoresWang Gungwu (East Asia Institute, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Volume13
Fascículo2
Páginas199-210
Data de publicação2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCanberra Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0314-9099 • E-ISSN: 1740-9314
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14442213.2012.657151
OpenAlexW2066763434
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências 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