China as Context

Name: China as Context
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ISBN: 9781526184313

Anthropology, Post-Globalisation and the Neglect of China

Di Wu, Andrea E. Pia, Ed Pulford

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Manchester University Press
10 December 2025

Globalization; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Alternative Sinology

Decades-old calls to recognise China's significance for anthropological theory and the social sciences are more urgent than ever. Yet, Chinese-grounded ideas remain marginal, with China often seen as an 'Other' rather than a source of widely applicable theory. Drawing on East Asian postcolonial scholarship, this volume argues that without taking China seriously as a knowledge producer and a key agent in a post-global world, social scientists risk misinterpreting the global present. As Western globalisation wanes and anthropology reassesses the relationship between ethnography and theory, we show how 'China' must be understood as an ordinary, integral context for research worldwide.

Edited by: Di Wu, Andrea E. Pia, Ed Pulford
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 515g
ISBN: 9781526184313
ISBN 10: 1526184311
Series: Alternative Sinology
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 10 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Di Wu is a 'ZJU 100 Young Professor' Associate Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Anthropology, Zhejiang University. Andrea E. Pia is Associate Professor in Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Ed Pulford is an Anthropologist and Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Manchester.