![]() ![]() The author also traces how their thinking on Pan-Asianism transforms-from initially advocating that Asian nations modernize by mimicking the West and adopting its scientific and industrial advancements-to expressing their horror at the First World War which turned them away from so-called “Western progress.” This frames the ultimate dilemma facing Asia in the book: to be more like the West (which is what Tsushima teaches) or to progress with Eastern alternatives which are more suited to the multi-ethnic, multi-religious reality of Asia, a form of modernization sans Westernization.ĭespite the successful anti-colonial movements in the post-World War II era, the story Mishra tells is ultimately a tragic one. ![]() From the Ruins of Empire follows the above Asian intellectuals on their travels where they meet and influence a new generation of activists like Sun Yat Sen. ![]() The subjects of Mishra’s work were inveterate travellers, moving throughout the Islamic, Indian and East Asian worlds, contrasting Western political intellectuals who philosophized about Asia almost exclusively from the comfort of their overstuffed chairs. This part of the nineteenth century was a cosmopolitan moment for Asia. ![]()
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