Alternative discourses in Asian social science : responses to Eurocentrism
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Alternative discourses in Asian social science : responses to Eurocentrism
Sage Publications, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book situates Asian social sciences in the global context in terms of the perspectives that have evolved and the contributions they have made to the general body of knowledge in the field. More than a mere chronology of key growth points of various social science disciplines in the vast region of Asia and the Pacific, the book focuses on major theoretical problems and issues and offers a critique of various approaches and orientations pursued by scholars worldwide in the investigation of Asian societies and cultures.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Central Problem of the Social Sciences in Asia
Critique, Diagnosis and Prescription
Theorizing the State of the Social Sciences
The Structure of Academic Dependency and the Global Division of Labour in the Social Sciences
The Definition and Variety of Alternative Discourses in Asia
Nativist or Autonomous Social Science
A Clash of Orientations
Towards an Adequate Conceptualization of Relevance and Irrelevance in the Social Sciences
Alternative Discourses and Power
Rethinking the Teaching of the Social Sciences
The Prospects and Future of Alternative Discourses in Asia
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