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Under Western Eyes? Elements for a Transnational and International History of Sociology in Asia (1960s–1980s)
Author(s) -
Dufoix Stéphane
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of historical sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1467-6443
pISSN - 0952-1909
DOI - 10.1111/johs.12319
Subject(s) - china , sociology , interrogation , colonialism , relevance (law) , archipelago , social science , historical sociology , anthropology , political science , history , law , archaeology
Very few articles or chapters account for the history of sociology in Asia as a whole or for its inception from the late 19th century, especially in Japan, China and India. The following article, partly based on archival evidence, takes into consideration two important elements that bind together the various developments of sociology in Asia after World War II, namely calls for a better relevance of concepts and theories in order to fight academic colonialism, and strivings in the 1970s for the organization of an Asian sociological or social science organization. It will end with a short reflection and interrogation on the role of Asia in the world social science archipelago.