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oapen-20.500.12657-612132024-03-27T14:14:26Z The Asian Studies Parade van der Velde, Paul McKay, Alex Asia, Asian Studies, History, Biography, Cultural engagement thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHF Asian history thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBB Biography: business and industry::DNBB1 Autobiography: business and industry thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia 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. 2023-02-09T13:15:02Z 2023-02-09T13:15:02Z 2023 book 9789087283995 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61213 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9789400604445.pdf Leiden University Press 10.24415/9789087283995 10.24415/9789087283995 276c53fd-5f1d-4065-9fce-9628863ddca8 9789087283995 323 Leiden open access
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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.
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