The Social Sciences and Fieldwork in China: Views from the Field

ISBN-13: 9780367311308 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 161 str.

Anne F. Thurston; Burton Pasternak

Opis

In this book, the authors describe the context in which fieldwork in China became possible, the constraints under which foreign fieldworkers have labored, and the potential rewards to both Chinese and U.S. scholars. They assess the relative value of fieldwork in China versus fieldwork in Hong Kong.

Spis treści

Preface -- Social Science and Fieldwork in China: Context and Constraints -- The Social Sciences and Fieldwork in China: An Overview -- Sociology and Anthropology in China: Revitalization and Its Constraints -- On Studying China at a Distance -- Views from the Field -- The New Face of Rural China: Kaixiangong Revisited after Half a Century -- Field Research in China's Communes: Views of a “Guest” -- Taitou Revisited: Prospects for Community Restudies -- Ethnographic Fieldwork in Rural Guangdong: The Virtues of Flexibility

O autorze

Anne F. Thurston, Burton Pasternak