Sublime

By this time, a division had already begun to appear between developed or affluent Asia (Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan) and developing Asia (the rest). Of

East Asia and the Pacific (sometimes referred to as “Asia” here for simplicity) is the largest, wealthiest (when measured by overall output), and most populous region of the world, although the populations of both South Asia and Africa are growing at a much faster rate. Asia, like Europe, was a principal venue of World War II and the Cold War; it i

Three developments in the present century frame my study: the rise of Asia – in particular, China; the crisis of planetary sustainability; and the decline of transcendent and universalist ideals. To what extent are Chinese and Indian intellectuals and activists beginning to address these issues? I

Although, as we have seen, China has participated in circulations with Southeast Asia and beyond, I focus here on the northeast Asian core of East Asia.

more than any other region, Asia is where this era’s major powers come into regular, direct contact with one another.

East Asia and the Pacific (mostly referred to here and elsewhere as “Asia”) is a study in contrasts. Its thirty-one countries range from China, the world’s most populous country (until it is overtaken by India) with nearly 1.4 billion inhabitants, to Nauru, an island country of some 13,000 citizens. Similarly, China has the world’s second-largest e