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...