The Social Sciences and Fieldwork in China: Views from the Field

by Anne F Thurston and Burton Pasternak

Book Overview

Following the formation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1977 and the beginning of a Sino-American scholarly exchange program in October 1978, a small number of foreigners has been able to conduct fieldwork in China after a hiatus of over thirty years. Welcomed though these new opportunities were by potential U.S. field researchers, the initial stage of enthusiasm was shortly overshadowed by both the difficulties foreign researchers faced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367311305
• ISBN13: 9780367311308
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 161 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 9.3"