The Asian Studies Parade: Archival, Biographical, Institutional and Post-Colonial Approaches

Paul van der Velde

Open Access Published by Leiden University Press 2023

The Asian Studies Parade

Archival, Biographical, Institutional and Post-Colonial Approaches

Paul van der Velde

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789400604445

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About this book

The Asian Studies Parade reflects a lifetime of commitment to the field by Paul van der Velde, a leading Asian studies innovator, scholar, and publisher. The first chapters examine aspects of the Dutch colonial presence in Asia and its intellectual support system in the Netherlands. The author’s engagement with historical biography emerges in studies of such contrasting figures as Japanese interpreter Imamura Gen’emon Eisei, pioneering anthropologist P.J. Veth, and anti-colonialist Jacob Haafner. Van der Velde then continues to describe the development of Asia-Europe links at the end of the 20th century and the emergence of the ‘New Asia Scholar’ in the 21st century. This unique work will interest anyone concerned with wider issues in Asian studies.

Author / Editor information

Paul van der Velde is a historian and served as Secretary of the International Convention of Asian Scholars and General Secretary of the region-transcending multilingual ICAS Book Prize for many years. His most recent publication is Life under the Palms: The Sublime World of Jacob Haafner, 1754-1809 (NUS Press, 2020).

Reviews

Bob Hefner, Professor of Anthropology and Global Affairs, Boston University A multi-national and delightfully collaborative field of scholarship today, Asian studies in the Western academy were originally implicated in the conquest and colonization of Asia. That story has long been told, and its complicities exposed. Paul van der Velde's The Asian Studies Parade does something more. Drawing on research and publications crafted over a forty-year career, van der Velde provides a far-ranging and at times breathtaking overview of the transformation of Asian studies from colonial instrumentality to cross-cultural celebration. The author roams widely but always insightfully, taking us from Japan and Taiwan to the Netherlands East Indies, as well as Asian studies in contemporary East Asia and Europe. Few books provide a better sense of where the field of Asian studies came from and, no less important, where it should go today. Lisheng Dong, Professor of Comparative Politics, Tartu University, Estonia, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China To general readers, the book opens a window on the wide field of Asian Studies. To academics, it is a convenient handbook on Asian Studies. The book presents a panoramic view of Asian studies in terms of up-to-date review with historical roots as well as a combination of both theoretical and methodological approaches.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	7
List of Illustrations Open Access Download PDF	9
List of Abbrevations Open Access Download PDF	11
Preface. The Asian Studies Parade Open Access Download PDF	15
Chapter 1. Deshima, mon Amour
The Publishing of the Marginalia of the Deshima Diaries Open Access Download PDF	19
Dutch Class: The Dutch Language as a Vehicle to Western Science Open Access Download PDF	28
The Zealander Jan van der Cruijsse’s “Japanese” Diary (1736-37) Open Access Download PDF	33
The Man Who Paved the Way : The Interpreter Imamura Gen’emon Eisei (1671-1737) as the Founder of Dutch Studies Open Access Download PDF	43
Janis Reijnhout (1816-1870) laid to rest in the Dutch cemetery in Nagasaki with a Dutch-Japanese inscription Open Access Download PDF	59
CHAPTER 2 The Colonial Clash
Colonial War and Emporial War on Taiwan in the Seventeenth Century Open Access Download PDF	67
From Sabang to Merauke: Dutch Imperialism in the Light of a Blazing Discussion Open Access Download PDF	82
From Colonial Lobby to Colonial Hobby : The Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Dutch East Indies, 1873-1914 Open Access Download PDF	87
Jacob Haafner’s Treatise on the Disastrous Effects of Missionary Activities World-wide Open Access Download PDF	99
CHAPTER 3 The Biographical Embrace
Who is Afraid of the Historical Biography? Open Access Download PDF	115
The Indonesia and Africa Specialist P.J. Veth (1814-1895) : Founder of the First Chair of Anthropology in the Netherlands (1877) Open Access Download PDF	120
The World According to Jacob Haafner (1754-1809) : Travel Writer and Anti-colonialist Open Access Download PDF	143
The Painter Willem Imandt Revisited: A European Painter in Indonesia Open Access Download PDF	157
CHAPTER 4 The Post-Colonial Meeting of Asia and Europe
Cultural Rapprochement between Asia and Europe Open Access Download PDF	165
ASEM: A Window of Opportunity Open Access Download PDF	170
Asian-European Perspectives Open Access Download PDF	179
Building an ASEM Research Platform Open Access Download PDF	186
CHAPTER 5 The Eurasian Space
The Eurasian Space: Far More Than Two Continents Open Access Download PDF	195
Multiregionalism and Multilateralism : Asian-European Relations in a Global Context Open Access Download PDF	201
The Asia-Europe Meeting: Contributing to a New Global Governance . The Eight ASEM Heads of State Meeting in Brussels Open Access Download PDF	204
The Europe-Asia Policy Forum (EUforAsia) Open Access Download PDF	211
CHAPTER 6 Asian Studies for the 21st Century
The Quest for a Global Perspective in Asian Studies Open Access Download PDF	215
Guide to Asian Studies in Europe Open Access Download PDF	219
New Developments in Asian Studies: An Introduction Open Access Download PDF	224
What about Asia? Revisiting Asian Studies Open Access Download PDF	232
Re-orienting Asian Studies Open Access Download PDF	238
CHAPTER 7 The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS)
ICAS turns 21 Open Access Download PDF	255
The ICAS Book Prize: A Multilingual Window on the World of Asian Studies Open Access Download PDF	277
The New Asia Scholar Open Access Download PDF	296
The Publishing History of the International Institute for Asian Studies Open Access Download PDF	304
Index Open Access Download PDF	309

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Leiden University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 318
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 22
Keywords: Asia; Asian Studies; History; Biography; Cultural engagement

eBook

Published: February 1, 2023
ISBN: 9789400604445