Response to Prasenjit Duara, “Asia Redux”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8992968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Watson Andaya (University of Hawaii System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1015-1020 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9118 • E-ISSN: 1752-0401 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002191181000286x |
| OpenAlex | W2080265160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
In his provocative essay, Prasenjit Duara argues that prior to the nineteenth century, the web of maritime trade networks infused the ill-defined area we call “Asia” with a genuine coherence, providing a conduit for cultural flows that readily permitted interactive relationships and the mutual adoption of new beliefs and practices. By the late nineteenth century, however, the imperial powers sought to ensure their global dominance by creating regional blocs consisting of territories that were economically subservient to the metropole. The consequent focus on the establishment of territorial boundaries encouraged a “nationalist congruence between state and culture” that gathered pace over the next hundred years. Only now are we beginning to see an Asia where interdependence and increasing cultural contact, carrying echoes of past connectivities, have opened up new opportunities by which a “transnational consciousness” can and should be encouraged
Consciousness · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Economy · Epistemology · Geography · Nationalism · Pace · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |