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G. William Skinner
American sinologist (1925-2008) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 83
George William Skinner was an American anthropologist and scholar of China. Skinner was a proponent of the spatial approach to Chinese history, as explained in his Presidential Address to the Association for Asian Studies in 1984.
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About this person
He often referred to his approach as "regional analysis," and taught the use of maps as a key class of data in ethnography.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2008 · aged 83
