The Asian Century: A History of Modern Nationalism in Asia

by Jan Remein

Book Overview

The Asian Century: A History of Modern Nationalism in Asia examines the transformation of Asia from a region defined by disparate cultural traditions to one unified by its response to Western imperialism and its revolutionary embrace of modernity. The author argues that until the 19th century, Asia lacked a cohesive history, fragmented into Islamic, Hindu-Buddhist, and Sinic cultural spheres with limited interaction. However, European dominance from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520322738
• ISBN13: 9780520322738
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"