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

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 6 Acknowledgements 10 Illustrations 11 Notes on Contributors 12 Introduction: A New Order of Things: Scientific Visions of the Human in China 20 Part 1 Parameters of Human Life 46 Chapter 1 Technology 48 Chapter 2 Cartography 71 Chapter 3 Ethnography 89 Chapter 4 Historiography 105 Chapter 5 Reproduction 120 Chapter 6 Ghostly Encounters 143 Part 2 Formations of the Modern Subject 162 Chapter 7 Race 164 Chapter 8 Ethnicity 181 Chapter 9 Citizenship 201 Chapter 10 Class 220 Chapter 11 Sexuality 239 Chapter 12 Gender 262 Part 3 Disciplining Knowledge 284 Chapter 13 Economics 286 Chapter 14 Psychology 302 Chapter 15 Statistics 322 Chapter 16 Sociology 356 Chapter 17 Anthropology 373 Chapter 18 Political Science 393 Part 4 Deciphering Health 422 Chapter 19 Anatomy 424 Chapter 20 Forensic Medicine 443 Chapter 21 Physical Hygiene 457 Chapter 22 Mental Health 479 Chapter 23 Psychiatry 508 Chapter 24 Psychoanalysis 529 Index 552