Asian Forms of the Nation
The general tendency among theorists in nationalism and national identity has been to assume that the modernization process in Asia and Africa is a kind of distorted reflection of a Western precedent; Asian forms of the nation have rarely been seen as independent, alternative models. Among today''s leading theoreticians, there is a growing tendency to take Asia seriously, and to include Asian exam...
The general tendency among theorists in nationalism and national identity has been to assume that the modernization process in Asia and Africa is a kind of distorted reflection of a Western precedent; Asian forms of the nation have rarely been seen as independent, alternative models. Among today''s leading theoreticians, there is a growing tendency to take Asia seriously, and to include Asian exam...