Post-Western Sociology - From China to Europe (Paperback)

Laurence Roulleau-Berger, Li Peilin

Series: China Policy Series

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This book is rooted in an epistemological approach to sociology in which the boundaries between Western and non-Western sociologies are acknowledged and built on. It argues that knowledge is organised in conceptual spaces linked to paradigms and programmes which in turn are linked to ethnocentred knowledge processes; that until recently Western approaches, including Post-Colonial, French Social Science and American approaches, have dominated non-Western theories; and that Western theories have sometimes seemed incapable of explaining phenomena produced in other societies. It goes on to argue that the blurring of boundaries between Western and non-Western sociologies is very important; and that such a Post-Western approach will mean co-production and co-construction of common knowledge, the recognition of ignored or forgotten scientific cultures and a "global change" in sociology which imposes theoretical and methodological detours, displacements, reversals and conversions. The book brings together a wide range of Western and Chinese sociologists who explore the consequences of this new approach in relation to many different issues and aspects of sociology.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	China Policy Series
Release date:	March 2021
First published:	2018
Editors:	Laurence Roulleau-Berger • Li Peilin
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	330
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-44479-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-44479-8
Barcode:	9780367444792