Asia in Europe, Europe in Asia

• Corporate Authors: International Institute for Asian Studies, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
• Other Authors: Srilata Ravi (Editor), Rutten, Mario (Editor), Goh, Beng-Lan (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2004
• Series: IIAS/ISEAS series on Asia
• Subjects: Asia > Foreign relations > Europe
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• Physical Description: vi, 325 pages 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-321)
• ISBN: 9812302085 (paperback); 9789812302083 (paperback)

The book presents a unique combination of the study of contemporary and historical practices between Asia and Europe and brings forth some of the latest thinking on the subject. Recent debates have centered primarily on contemporary aspects of the Europe-Asia partnership in terms of internationa relations and economic linkages. The present volume complements this political and economic interest in Europe-Asia relationship by focusing on the academic, social and cultural connections between the two regions. The contributions in this volume have a contemporary focus but contextualize the themes within a historical perspective. They deal with academic discourses on the region, on modernity and entrepreneurship; they discuss the long-term exchange of knowledge in specific scientific fields; and they focus on the cultural interconnections in the area of film, literature and migration. The originality of this book lies in its interdisciplinary approach to the question of Asia-Europe and in its emphasis on the multifaceted complexity of the relationship between these two regions. It brings together the diversity of local histories, ideas, and agencies in both Europe and Asia into a universal project of knowledge formation in order to reveal their contribution to the making of the world we are in.