China, India and Alternative Asian Modernities (Paperback)

The conception of modernity as a radical rupture from the past runs parallel to the conception of Europe as the primary locus of global history. The essays in this volume contest the temporal and spatial divisions-between past and present, modernity and tradition, and Europe's progress and Asia's stasis-which the conventional narrative of modernity creates. Drawing on early modern Chinese and Indian history and culture instead, the authors of the book explore the provenance of modernity beyond the west to see it in a transcultural and pluralistic light. The central argument of this volume is that modernity does not have a singular core or essence-a causal centre. Its key features need to be disaggregated and new configurations and combinations imagined. By studying the Bhakti movement, Confucian democracy, and the maritime and agrarian economies of China and India, this book enlarges the terms of debate and revisits devalued terms and concepts like tradition, religion, authority, and rural as resources for modernity. This book will be of great interest to researchers and academicians working in the areas of history, Sociology, Cultural Studies, literature, geopolitics, South Asian and East Asian Studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge India
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2019
Editors:	Sanjay Kumar • Satya P. Mohanty • Archana Kumar • Raj Kumar
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-73098-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Aesthetics
LSN:	0-367-73098-7
Barcode:	9780367730987

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