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Record Nr.

UNISA996207981503316

Titolo

What about Asia? [[electronic resource] ] : revisiting Asian studies / / edited by Josine Stremmelaar and Paul van der Velde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-280-95847-2

9786610958474

90-485-0459-7

1-4294-5470-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

StremmelaarJosine

VeldePaul van der

Disciplina

950

950.0711

Soggetti

Asia History

Asia Study and teaching (Higher)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

What about Asia? : revisiting Asian studies / Josine Stremmelaar and Paul van der Velde -- Asian studies and the discourse of the human sciences / Gananath Obeyesekere -- Area studies in a changing world / Peter van der Veer -- Asia as a form of knowledge : of analyses , (re) production, and consumption / Shamsul A.B. -- A little knowledge is a useful thing : paradoxes in the Asian studies experience in Australia / Robert Cribb -- The ebb and flow od ASEM studies / Yeo Lay Hwee -- Re-orienting Asian studies / Paul van der Veer.

Sommario/riassunto

Asian studies have become increasingly popular as Asia grew in importance worldwide. In the past decade, the use of area studies, as well as their legitimacy, have been subject of a debate during conferences and in academic journals. Conceptualisation of