Tag: Asian Sociology

March 27, 2018

The Secret Society and the Sociologist

What can the fieldwork of a plucky sociology student reveal about rural Chinese history?

Asian Studies, History
June 15, 2017

State-Made Elites

An entitlement system from 200 years ago sheds light on inequality in China today.

Asian Studies, History
April 11, 2017

The Not-So-Secular Age

In times of neoliberal precarity, religion helps master the dread and uncertainty.

Anthropology, Asian Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology
August 22, 2016

Babies Across Borders

How adoption has become an integral part of China’s global agenda.

Asian Studies, Sociology
August 18, 2016

National Belonging in South Korea

Migration and diaspora politics are challenging what it means to be “Korean.”

Asian Studies, Sociology
March 31, 2016

Tokyo’s Red-Light District

Selling love, romance, and companionship for wealthy women seeking an escape.

Anthropology, Asian Studies, Sociology