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SUNY Series in Asian Studies Development SUNY Series in Asian Studies Development
The Dynamics of Cultural Counterpoint in Asian Studies The Dynamics of Cultural Counterpoint in Asian Studies
Format
paper
Pages
247
ISBN
978-1-4384-5192-3

Essays on a wide range of areas and topics in Asian studies for scholars looking to incorporate Asia into their worldview and teaching.

Contributors give contemporary presence to Asian studies through a variety of themes and topics in this multidisciplined and interdisciplinary volume. In an era of globalization, scholars trained in Western traditions increasingly see the need to add materials and perspectives that have been lacking in the past. Accessibly written and void of jargon, this work provides an adaptable entrée to Asia for the integration of topics into courses in the humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, and global studies. Guiding principles, developed at the East-West Center, include noting uncommon differences, the interplay among Asian societies and traditions, the erosion of authenticity and cultural tradition as an Asian phenomenon as well as a Western one, and the possibilities Asian concepts offer for conceiving culture outside Asian contexts. The work ranges from South to Southeast to East Asia. Essays deal with art, aesthetics, popular culture, religion, geopolitical realities, geography, history, and contemporary times.

David Jones is Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University and Professor of Philosophy at Kennesaw State University. His books include Asian Texts - Asian Contexts: Encounters with Asian Philosophies and Religions (coedited with E. R. Klein), also published by SUNY Press. Michele Marion is Director of the Center for International Studies at Paradise Valley Community College.


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Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP)

 

Details and ordering information at State University of New York Press.
 

Additional titles in the SUNY Series in Asian Studies Development
 

Contents
  1. Philosophical Issues in Japanese Gardens: In Reality, Literature, and Film
  2. Feeling as Form in Indian Aesthetics
  3. Images of What Never Was to Suggest What Might Be: Japanese Popular Culture and Japaneseness
  4. Korean P'ansori and the Blues: Art for Communal Healing
  5. Mosques and Muslim Identity along China's Trade Routes
  6. Dynamics of Religion and Politics in South Asia
  7. First Contact: The Earliest Western Views of Daoism in Matteo Ricci's Journals
  8. Considering Asia and Teaching the Daoist Way: Understanding Identity, Community, and Ecology in Connection, Perspective, and Practice
  9. Cultural Counterpoint and Hidden Assumptions: Confucianism, Feminist Theory, and Revealing the Cultural Complexity of Foot Binding
  10. The North Korean Nuclear Weapons Threat, Japanese Reactions, and the Possibility of a Northeast Asian Nuclear Arms Race
  11. Bhutan in the Middle: In Between in the Powers' Game
  12. The "Sea of Malayu": An Ocean Perspective on Early Southeast Asian History

Essays on a wide range of areas and topics in Asian studies for scholars looking to incorporate Asia into their worldview and teaching.

Contributors give contemporary presence to Asian studies through a variety of themes and topics in this multidisciplined and interdisciplinary volume. In an era of globalization, scholars trained in Western traditions increasingly see the need to add materials and perspectives that have been lacking in the past. Accessibly written and void of jargon, this work provides an adaptable entrée to Asia for the integration of topics into courses in the humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, and global studies. Guiding principles, developed at the East-West Center, include noting uncommon differences, the interplay among Asian societies and traditions, the erosion of authenticity and cultural tradition as an Asian phenomenon as well as a Western one, and the possibilities Asian concepts offer for conceiving culture outside Asian contexts. The work ranges from South to Southeast to East Asia. Essays deal with art, aesthetics, popular culture, religion, geopolitical realities, geography, history, and contemporary times.

David Jones is Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, National Taiwan University and Professor of Philosophy at Kennesaw State University. His books include Asian Texts - Asian Contexts: Encounters with Asian Philosophies and Religions (coedited with E. R. Klein), also published by SUNY Press. Michele Marion is Director of the Center for International Studies at Paradise Valley Community College.


Related Projects
Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP)

 

Details and ordering information at State University of New York Press.
 

Additional titles in the SUNY Series in Asian Studies Development
 

Contents
  1. Philosophical Issues in Japanese Gardens: In Reality, Literature, and Film
  2. Feeling as Form in Indian Aesthetics
  3. Images of What Never Was to Suggest What Might Be: Japanese Popular Culture and Japaneseness
  4. Korean P'ansori and the Blues: Art for Communal Healing
  5. Mosques and Muslim Identity along China's Trade Routes
  6. Dynamics of Religion and Politics in South Asia
  7. First Contact: The Earliest Western Views of Daoism in Matteo Ricci's Journals
  8. Considering Asia and Teaching the Daoist Way: Understanding Identity, Community, and Ecology in Connection, Perspective, and Practice
  9. Cultural Counterpoint and Hidden Assumptions: Confucianism, Feminist Theory, and Revealing the Cultural Complexity of Foot Binding
  10. The North Korean Nuclear Weapons Threat, Japanese Reactions, and the Possibility of a Northeast Asian Nuclear Arms Race
  11. Bhutan in the Middle: In Between in the Powers' Game
  12. The "Sea of Malayu": An Ocean Perspective on Early Southeast Asian History