3 In Search of Young Asia

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction. The Idea of Asia in Modern History 1
5. 1 The Decline and Fall of a Continent 19
6. 2 Intimations of an Asian Universalism 39
7. 3 In Search of Young Asia 59
8. 4 Multiple, Competing, and Overlapping Universalisms 88
9. 5 Asia in the Great Depression 116
10. 6 War, Famine, and Freedom in Asia 142
11. 7 Asian Solidarity and Animosity in the Postcolonial Era 174
12. Conclusion. Challenges of a Reconnected Asia 206
13. Notes 227
14. Index 259