Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Eurasia without Borders? 1
4. I. FIRST STEPS, 1919–1930
5. 1. Nâzim Hikmet, Turkish Poet of the New Millennium 43
6. 2. Revolutionary Poetry and the Persianate Tradition 83
7. 3. Across the Great Divide to Afghanistan 123
8. 4. India’s Place in Eurasian Cultural Geographies 161
9. 5. The “Roar” of Revolution in the Far East 194
10. II. THE COMMONS WITHIN SIGHT, 1930–1943
11. 6. From Shanghai to Berlin and Beyond 237
12. 7. Mulk Raj Anand and the London Literary Left 277
13. 8. The Sino-Japanese War, Mao’s Talks, and the Ecumene Unraveled 312
14. Epilogue 355
15. Abbreviations 367
16. Notes 369
17. Acknowledgments 437
18. Index 439