Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia - An Introduction

This book provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities.

List of contents

1. Southeast Asia: A Field of Anthropological Enquiry?  2. Anthropology and the Colonial Impact (1900-1950)  3. Anthropology in the Period of Decolonization (1950-1970): The American Tradition  4. Anthropology in the Period of Decolonization (1950-1970): The European Tradition  5. Social and Economic Change: 'Peasants' as Part-Societies  6. Ethnicity, Identity and Nationalism  7. Religion  8. Ecology and Environmental Change  9. Gender and the Sexes  10. Urban Ways of Life  11. Summary, Conclusions and Trends

About the author

Victor King is Professor of South-East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds, and author of

Summary

This book provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities.

Product details

• Authors: Victor King, Victor (University of Leeds King, Victor T. King
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.02.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780415580571
• ISBN: 978-0-415-58057-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia; The Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories