Alternative Discourses in Asian Social Science

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Alternative Discourses in Asian Social Science is written by Syed Farid Alatas and published by SAGE. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0761934405 (ISBN 10) and 9780761934400 (ISBN 13).

This book situates Asian social sciences in the global context in terms of the perspectives that have evolved and the contributions they have made to the general body of knowledge in the field. More than a mere chronology of key growth points of various social science disciplines in the vast region of Asia and the Pacific, the book focuses on major theoretical problems and issues and offers a critique of various approaches and orientations pursued by scholars worldwide in the investigation of Asian societies and cultures.