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Pan-Asianism and the Legacy of the Chinese Revolution
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An intellectual history of pan-Asianist discourse in the twentieth
century. Recent proposals to revive the ancient Silk Road for the
contemporary era and ongoing Western interest in China’s growth
and development have led to increased attention to the concept of
pan-Asianism. Most of that discussion, however, lacks any
historical grounding in the thought of influential
twentieth-century pan-Asianists. In this book, Viren Murthy offers
an intellectual history of the writings of theorists,
intellectuals, and activists—spanning leftist, conservative, and
right-wing thinkers—who proposed new ways of thinking about Asia
in their own historical and political contexts. Tracing
pan-Asianist discourse across the twentieth century, Murthy reveals
a stronger tradition of resistance and alternative visions than the
contemporary discourse on pan-Asianism would suggest. At the heart
of pan-Asianist thinking, Murthy shows, were the notions of a unity
of Asian nations, of weak nations becoming powerful, and of the
Third World confronting the “advanced world” on equal
terms—an idea that grew to include non-Asian countries into the
global community of Asian nations. But pan-Asianists also had
larger aims, imagining a future beyond both imperialism and
capitalism. The fact that the resurgence of pan-Asianist discourse
has emerged alongside the dominance of capitalism, Murthy argues,
signals a profound misunderstanding of its roots, history, and
potential.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Firstpublished: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Viren Murthy
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-82800-8 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-226-82800-X |
Barcode: |
9780226828008 |
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