The Making of the Human Sciences in China: Historical and Conceptual Foundations

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This volume provides a history of how "the human" has been constituted as a subject of scientific inquiry in China from the seventeenth century to the present. Organized around four themes--"Parameters of Human Life," "Formations of the Human Subject," "Disciplining Knowledge," and "Deciphering Health"--it scrutinizes the development of scientific knowledge and technical interest in human organization within an evolving Chinese society. Spanning the Ming-Qing, Republican, and contemporary periods, its twenty-four original, synthetic chapters ground the mutual construction of "China" and "the human" in concrete historical contexts. As a state-of-the-field survey, a definitive textbook for teaching, and an authoritative reference that guides future research, this book pushes Sinology, comparative cultural studies, and the history of science in new directions. Contents Acknowledgements Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction: A New Order of Things: Scientific Visions of the Human in China Part 1 Parameters of Human Life Chapter 1 Technology Chapter 2 Cartography Chapter 3 Ethnography Chapter 4 Historiography Chapter 5 Reproduction Chapter 6 Ghostly Encounters Part 2 Formations of the Modern Subject Chapter 7 Race Chapter 8 Ethnicity Chapter 9 Citizenship Chapter 10 Class Chapter 11 Sexuality Chapter 12 Gender Part 3 Disciplining Knowledge Chapter 13 Economics Chapter 14 Psychology Chapter 15 Statistics Chapter 16 Sociology Chapter 17 Anthropology Chapter 18 Political Science Part 4 Deciphering Health Chapter 19 Anatomy Chapter 20 Forensic Medicine Chapter 21 Physical Hygiene Chapter 22 Mental Health Chapter 23 Psychiatry Chapter 24 Psychoanalysis Index