THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE ASIAN CENTURY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE ASIAN CENTURY Edited by Carol Johnson, Vera Mackie and Tessa Morris-Suzuki Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email:
[email protected] This title is also available online at http://press.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: The social sciences in the Asian century / Carol Johnson, Vera Mackie, Tessa Morris-Suzuki. ISBN: 9781925022582 (paperback) 9781925022599 (ebook) Subjects: Social sciences--Pacific Area. Social sciences--Study and teaching--History. Education and globalization--Pacific Area. Other Creators/Contributors: Johnson, Carol, 1955- editor. Mackie, Vera C., editor. Morris-Suzuki, Tessa, editor. Dewey Number: 300.95 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover image: Adapted from photograph of the First National Library of China by Xioabawang. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Cover design and layout by ANU Press. Printed by Griffin Press This edition © 2015 ANU Press Contents Contributors . vii Preface and acknowledgments . xi 1 . Australia, the Asia-Pacific and the social sciences . 1 Vera Mackie, Carol Johnson and Tessa Morris-Suzuki PART I: ENGAGING DIVERSITY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 2 . Australia in the global dynamics of social science: De-centring Europe and de-mythologising the ‘Asian Century’ . 31 Raewyn Connell 3 . Beyond divisions and towards internationalism: Social sciences in the twenty-first century . 51 Sujata Patel PART II: REGIONAL ISSUES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES 4 .