The generation of national cultures in colonized areas of Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has most often been traced to the cultural-textual production of emerging middle-class' elites. This book presents cutting-edge interpretations of the emergence of Asian nationalism, calling special attention to the realms of national' science, religion, and philosophy. Promoting the comparison of traditional' scholars and elites in a trans-colonial, trans-national context, this unique book focuses on the formation of national identities that appropriated elements of colonial...
The generation of national cultures in colonized areas of Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has most often been traced to the cultura...