Asian Anthropology (anthropology In Asia)

Asian Anthropology Asian Anthropology raises important questions regarding the nature of anthropology, and particularly the production and consumption of anthropological knowledge in Asia. Instead of assuming a universal standard or trajectory for the development of anthropology in Asia, the contributors to this volume begin with the appropriate premise that anthropologies in different Asian countries have developed and continue to develop according to their own internal dynamics. With chapters written by an international group of experts in the field, Asian Anthropology will be a useful teaching tool and a fascinating resource for scholars working in Asian anthropology. Jan van Bremen is Professor at the Centre for Japanese and Korean Studies in Leiden University. Eyal Ben-Ari is Professor of Anthropology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Syed Farid Alatas is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore. Anthropology of Asia series Edited by Shaun Malarney International Christian University, Japan Asia today is one of the most dynamic regions of the world. The previously predominant image of ‘timeless peasants’ has given way to the image of fastpaced business people, mass consumerism and high-rise urban conglomerations. Yet much discourse remains entrenched in the polarities of ‘East versus West’, ‘Tradition versus Change’. This series hopes to provide a forum for anthropological studies which break with such polarities. It will publish titles dealing with cosmopolitanism, cultural identity, representations, arts and performance. The complexities of urban Asia, its elites, its political rituals and its families will also be explored. Hong Kong The anthropology of a Chinese metropolis Edited by Grant Evans and Maria Tam Folk Art Potters of Japan Brian Moeran Anthropology and Colonialism in Asia and Oceania Jan van Bremen and Akitoshi Shimizu Japanese Bosses, Chinese Workers Power and control in a Hong Kong megastore Wong Heung Wah The Legend of the Golden Boat Regulation, trade and traders in the borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China and Burma Andrew Walker Cultural Crisis and Social Memory Modernity and identity in Thailand and Laos Edited by Shigeharu Tanabe and Charles F. Keyes The Globalization of Chinese Food Edited by David Y.H. Wu and Sidney C.H. Cheung Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam Shaun Kingsley Malarney The Ethnography of Vietnam’s Central Highlanders A historical contextualization, 1850–1990 Oscar Salemink Night-time and Sleep in Asia and the West Exploring the dark side of life Edited by Brigitte Steger and Lodewijk Brunt Chinese Death Rituals in Singapore Tong Chee Kiong Calligraphy and Power in Contemporary Chinese Society Yuehping Yen Buddhism Observed Travellers, exiles and Tibetan dharma in Kathmandu Peter Moran The Tea Ceremony and Women’s Empowerment in Modern Japan Bodies re-presenting the past Etsuko Kato Asian Anthropology Edited by Jan van Bremen, Eyal Ben-Ari and Syed Farid Alatas Asian Anthropology Edited by Jan van Bremen, Eyal Ben-Ari and Syed Farid Alatas First published 2005 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, O