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

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (107 pages)
• Disciplina: 950; 950.0711
• Soggetto topico: Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General; Social sciences
• Soggetto geografico: Asia History; Asia Study and teaching (Higher)
• Altri autori: StremmelaarJosine VeldePaul van der
• 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
• Altri titoli varianti: What about Asia : revisiting Asian studies
• Titolo autorizzato: What about Asia
• ISBN: 9786610958474; 9781280958472; 1280958472; 9789048504596; 9048504597; 9781429454704; 1429454709
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910146253903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II