Anthropology and Colonialism in Asia: Comparative and Historical Colonialism

‘This important volume will be very useful to those interested in the history of anthropology, colonialism and anthropology, and Asia. This work breaks new ground in exploring lesser-known anthropologies and their uses in a variety of colonial contexts. Their compilation into one volume will provide specialists from other academic traditions and world regions with a basic understanding of anthropology in these arenas that will be useful for their further exploration and comparison.’ – Suzanne Falgout, Journal of Asian History (JAH)

‘I believe that this book is a valuable contribution to the project of critically examining the world history of anthropology…the experiences of Japanese anthroplogy examined in this book provide significant lessons that deserve worldwide attention.’ – Prof. Shinji Yamashita, Social Science Japan Journal