The Body in Asia
The past few decades have seen growing interest in the study of the body. However, the increasing number of exciting and influential publications has primarily, if not exclusively, focused on the body in Western cultures. The various works produced by Asian scholars remain largely unknown to Western academic debates even though Asia is home to a host of rich body cultures and religions. The peoples of Asia have experienced colonization, decolonization, and now globalization, all of which make the 'body in Asia' a rewarding field of research. This unique volume brings together a number of scholars who work on East, Southeast and South Asia an…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Yangwen, Zheng (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84545-550-7
- EAN: 9781845455507
- Produktnummer: 19827935
- Verlag: Berghahn Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H16.1 cm x B23.6 cm x D2.0 cm 468 g
- Gewicht: 468
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
Zheng Yangwen received her PhD from the University of Cambridge (King's College). She taught and researched at the University of Pennsylvania (2002-04) and the National University of Singapore (2004-06) before joining the University of Manchester in 2007. She is the author of The Social Life of Opium in China (2005). She co-edited Negotiating Asymmetry: China's Place in Asia with Anthony Reid (2009) and Personal Names in Asia: History, Culture and Identity with Charles J-H Macdonald (2009).
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