A Cape of Asia
Essays on European History
Distributed for Amsterdam University Press
176 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2011
A Cape of Asia collects eighteen essays by H. L. Wesseling, an internationally renowned historian. A wide-ranging study of an array of subjects, this volume is divided into three sections: “Europe’s Identity,” a reflection on the shift from Eurocentrism to Americanization and Europe’s acceptance of Asian nations as new key plays in the global economy; “The Wider View,” a historical European perspective on globalization, migration, and decolonization; and finally “European Ideas about Education, Science, and Art.” Both personal and intellectual, Wesseling’s essays include an incisive look at the interbellum years and a comparison of power structures in Europe and Asia.
Contents
Preface and Introduction
Europe and the Wider World
Globalization: A Historical Perspective
Rich and Poor: Early and Later
The Expansion of Europe and the Development of Science and Technology
Imperialism
Changing Views on Empire and Imperialism
Some Reflections on the History of the Partition of Africa, 1880–1914
Imperialism and the Roots of the Great War
Migration and Decolonization: the Case of The Netherlands
European Identities
What is Europe?
Realism and Utopianism
France, Germany, and Europe
The American Century in Europe
Eurocentrism
A Peace Loving Nation
European Civilization
European Ideas about Education, Science and Art
History: Science or Art?
Two Fin de Siècles
Johan Huizinga and the Spirit of the Nineteen Thirties
Notes
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Index of names
Europe and the Wider World
Globalization: A Historical Perspective
Rich and Poor: Early and Later
The Expansion of Europe and the Development of Science and Technology
Imperialism
Changing Views on Empire and Imperialism
Some Reflections on the History of the Partition of Africa, 1880–1914
Imperialism and the Roots of the Great War
Migration and Decolonization: the Case of The Netherlands
European Identities
What is Europe?
Realism and Utopianism
France, Germany, and Europe
The American Century in Europe
Eurocentrism
A Peace Loving Nation
European Civilization
European Ideas about Education, Science and Art
History: Science or Art?
Two Fin de Siècles
Johan Huizinga and the Spirit of the Nineteen Thirties
Notes
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Index of names
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