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The fracturing of the concept of Asia as a single entity
Amid current day fractures in Asia, a Harvard historian’s book is a useful reminder of the powerful impulses of Asian universalism that existed in the first half of the 20th century.
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Today, the carving up of the concept of Asia as a single entity continues in new formulations such as ‘Indo Pacific’, against the dominant player, China.
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If the idea of Europe can survive two world wars as well as current economic and cultural tensions, the idea of Asia needs to be evaluated in terms of the ability to withstand similar stresses and strains.
Thus writes Harvard historian Sugata Bose in his latest book, Asia After Europe: Imagining A Continent In The Long Twentieth Century.
