A Global Conceptual History of Asia, 18601940 - 9781848934726

Taylor & Francis

Contributors to this volume explore the changing concepts of the social and the economic during a period of fundamental change across Asia. They challenge accepted explanations of how Western knowledge spread through Asia and show how versatile Asian intellectuals were in introducing European concepts and in blending them with local traditions. > Contributors to this volume explore the changing concepts of the social and the economic during a period of fundamental change across Asia. They challenge accepted explanations of how Western knowledge spread through Asia and show how versatile Asian intellectuals were in introducing European concepts and in blending them with local traditions. > Introduction: Global Conceptual History: Promises and Pitfalls of a New Research Agenda - Hagen Schulz-Forberg 1 How Concepts Met History in Korea's Complex Modernization: New Concepts of Economy and Society and their Impact - Myoung-Kyu Park 2 Differing Translations, Contested Meanings: A Mot.