Academic Nations in China and Japan - Framed by Concepts of Nature, Culture and the Universal

Chinese and Japanese people's descriptions of themselves and each other differ vastly and contrast starkly with Western perceptions. This book explores human categories and how academics classify themselves and the world.

List of contents

Part I - Framing the Nation 1. Introduction: Framing the Nation in China and Japan 2. The Power of National Symbols: The Might of a Chinese Dragon 3. The Coherent Force of Struggle and Diversity in Chinese Nationalism Part II - Group Categorization 5. Culturalist Categorization 6. Global Categorization Part III - Group Framing Habits and Strategies 7. Grouping 8. Framing the Nation in the Short History of the International research Centre for Japanese Culture (Nichibunken, 1987 - ) 9. Nation-Centred Political Strategies in Academic Thought, Examples from China and Japan 10. Nation Framing as an Academic Strategy in the PRC 11. Core Themes and an Outlook on Future Research

About the author

Margaret Sleeboom teaches anthropology at Amsterdam University and is a Research Fellow at the International Institute for Asian Studies.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Sleeboom, Sleeboom Margaret
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2003
• EAN: 9780415315456
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31545-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 600 g
• Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Regional Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General