: Hagen Schulz-Forberg
: Global Conceptual History of Asia, 1860-1940
: Pickering& Chatto Publishers
: 9781781440926
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: CHF 100.90
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: Geschichte
: English
Contributors to this volume explore the changing concepts of the social and the economic during a period of fundamental change across Asia. Case studies show how adopting Western words reflected regional concepts of economy and society. Overall, contributorschallenge accepted explanations of how Western knowledge spread through Asiaand show how versatile Asian intellectuals were in introducing Europeanconcepts and in blending them with local traditions.