| Description |
xxxi, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Modern anthropology of South-East Asia |
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Modern anthropology of South-East Asia.
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| Contents |
1. South-East 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. Ecology and environmental change -- 8. Gender and the sexes -- 9. Urban ways of life -- 10. Conclusion -- App. list of ethnic groups |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Southeast Asia.
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Anthropology -- Southeast Asia -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Asia, Southeastern -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117018
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| Author |
Wilder, William D.
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| LC no. |
2002068244 |
| ISBN |
0415297516 alkaline paper |
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0415297524 paperback alkaline paper |
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0415297516 hardback alkaline paper |
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