Russian Sociology in Imperial Context

People of the Book: Empire and Social Science in the Islamic Commonwealth Period

“…However, the essay is focused on Japanese colonization of Korea (ca. 1910–1945) and includes “the West” as a core component of Japan’s “triadic colonialism.” Likewise, Semyonov, Mogilner, and Gerasimov (2013) explored the relationship between empire and social science in Russia, albeit in the post-1840 period, and focused largely on Russian engagement with Western thought. Both mark valuable contributions to the study of empire and knowledge production, but neither escapes the general orientation of this literature toward the “modern” world and the West. The contributions of Chae and Semyonov et al are part of a book edited by George Steinmetz on sociology and empire.…”