Travel Writings on Asia

This open access book provides an analysis of human actors and their capacity to explore and conceptualise their own agency by being curious, gathering knowledge, and shaping identities in their travel reflections on Asia. Thus, the actors open windows across time to present a profound overview of d...

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description This open access book provides an analysis of human actors and their capacity to explore and conceptualise their own agency by being curious, gathering knowledge, and shaping identities in their travel reflections on Asia. Thus, the actors open windows across time to present a profound overview of diverse descriptions and constructions of Asia. It is demonstrated that international and transnational history contributes to and benefits from analyses of national and local contexts that in turn enrich our understanding of transcultural encounters and experiences across time. The book proposes an actor-centred contextual approach to travel writing to recount meaningful constructions of Asia’s physical, political and spiritual landscapes. It offers comparative reflections on the patterns of encounter across Eurasia, where from the late medieval period an idea of civilisation was transculturally shared yet also constantly questioned and reframed. Tailored for academic and public discussions alike, this volume will be invaluable for both scholars of Global History and interested audiences to stimulate further discussions on the nature of global encounters in Asia.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-844002025-03-16T12:51:51Z Travel Writings on Asia Mueller, Christian Salonia, Matteo travel writing Asian networks Silk Roads Eurasian encounters intellectual history borders and identities curiosity in global history knowledge and Empire transnational culture transnational history imperial geographies imperial mobilities early globalisation ethnography and peripheries This open access book provides an analysis of human actors and their capacity to explore and conceptualise their own agency by being curious, gathering knowledge, and shaping identities in their travel reflections on Asia. Thus, the actors open windows across time to present a profound overview of diverse descriptions and constructions of Asia. It is demonstrated that international and transnational history contributes to and benefits from analyses of national and local contexts that in turn enrich our understanding of transcultural encounters and experiences across time. The book proposes an actor-centred contextual approach to travel writing to recount meaningful constructions of Asia’s physical, political and spiritual landscapes. It offers comparative reflections on the patterns of encounter across Eurasia, where from the late medieval period an idea of civilisation was transculturally shared yet also constantly questioned and reframed. Tailored for academic and public discussions alike, this volume will be invaluable for both scholars of Global History and interested audiences to stimulate further discussions on the nature of global encounters in Asia. 2022-06-21T04:04:46Z 2022-06-21T04:04:46Z 2022-06-20T19:31:19Z 2022 book ONIX_20220620_9789811901249_23 OCN: 1329442061 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57002 9789811901249 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/84400 eng Palgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/57002/1/978-981-19-0124-9.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/57002/1/978-981-19-0124-9.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/57002/1/978-981-19-0124-9.pdf Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-981-19-0124-9 10.1007/978-981-19-0124-9 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a 4d1b61ba-0e8c-43c4-9949-2b785d6a8fa7 9789811901249 Palgrave Macmillan 310 Singapore [...] open access
spellingShingle travel writing
Asian networks
Silk Roads
Eurasian encounters
intellectual history
borders and identities
curiosity in global history
knowledge and Empire
transnational culture
transnational history
imperial geographies
imperial mobilities
early globalisation
ethnography and peripheries
Travel Writings on Asia
title Travel Writings on Asia
title_full Travel Writings on Asia
title_fullStr Travel Writings on Asia
title_full_unstemmed Travel Writings on Asia
title_short Travel Writings on Asia
title_sort travel writings on asia
topic travel writing
Asian networks
Silk Roads
Eurasian encounters
intellectual history
borders and identities
curiosity in global history
knowledge and Empire
transnational culture
transnational history
imperial geographies
imperial mobilities
early globalisation
ethnography and peripheries
topic_facet travel writing
Asian networks
Silk Roads
Eurasian encounters
intellectual history
borders and identities
curiosity in global history
knowledge and Empire
transnational culture
transnational history
imperial geographies
imperial mobilities
early globalisation
ethnography and peripheries
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