Europe and the Asia-Pacific - 9780367026936

Taylor & Francis

This book highlights the many points of contact and conflict about culture and identity that exist between Europe and the Asia Pacific. > The many points of contact and conflict about culture and identity that exist between Europe and the Asia Pacific are highlighted in this book. This work surveys a variety of issues relating to culture, identity and representation from an interdisciplinary perspective, with contributions from sociology, economics, history, politics, international relations, security studies, museum studies, translation studies and literary and cultural studies. Each brings a different perspective to bear on questions of culture and identity in the contemporary period, and how these relate to the politics of representation. > 1. Stephanie Lawson Culture, Identity and Representations of Region 2. John Clammer Europe on Asia's Imaginary: Disciplinary Knowledges and the (Mis)Representation of Cultures 3. Michael S. Drake Representing 'Old Countries': The Strat.