Sites of Asian Interaction: Ideas, Networks and Mobility

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A focus on the sites of Asian interaction enables this volume to shed new light on the growing field of diaspora studies. Research on Asia's many diasporas has enriched the older literature on migration to illuminate the links of kinship, affect, trade, and information that connect locations across Asia, and beyond. But where many recent works on particular diasporas have tended to look inwards - at how distinctive diasporic cultures maintained a sense of 'home' while abroad - the volume's focus has been on how different diasporas have come into contact with each other in particular places, often for the first time. It also engages with research in the fields of urban studies and urban history. The articles develop the already rich historical literature on port cities across Asia – the quintessential sites of Asian cosmopolitanism – as well as more recent work on the 'moving metropolises' and 'mobile cities' of contemporary Asia.

'… this book is a welcome addition to the scarce literature on transnational interactions within Asia.'

Source: Prabuddha Bharata

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Introduction
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- By Tim Harper, University of Cambridge, Sunil Amrith, University of London
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1 - Singapore, 1915, and the Birth of the Asian Underground
pp 10-37
- By Tim Harper, University of Cambridge
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2 - Living in the Material World: Cosmopolitanism and Trade in Early Twentieth Century Ladakh
pp 38-59
- By Jacqueline H. Fewkes, Florida Atlantic University
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3 - Nation, Race, and Language: Discussing Transnational Identities in Colonial Singapore, circa 1930
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- By Chua Ai Lin, University of Cambridge
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4 - Intimate Interactions: Eurasian Family Histories in Colonial Penang
pp 79-104
- By Kirsty Walker, Harvard University
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5 - Citing as a Site: Translation and Circulation in Muslim South and Southeast Asia
pp 105-126
- By Ronit Ricci, Australian National University
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6 - Popular Sites of Prayer, Transoceanic Migration, and Cultural Diversity: Exploring the significance of keramat in Southeast Asia
pp 127-143
- By Sumit K. Mandal, National University of Malaysia
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7 - Connecting People: A Central Asian Sufi network in turn-of-the-century Istanbul
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- By Lâle Can, New York University
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8 - ‘Enough of the Great Napoleons!’ Raja Mahendra Pratap's Pan-Asian Projects (1929–1939)
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- By Carolien Stolte, Leiden University
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9 - Chinatowns and Borderlands: Inter-Asian Encounters in the Diaspora
pp 191-215
- By Evelyn Hu-DeHart, Brown University
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10 - Creating Spaces for Asian Interaction through the Anti-Globalisation Campaigns in the Region
pp 216-242
- By Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem, University of the Philippines
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Contributors
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iv

List of figures
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-9

1 - Singapore, 1915, and the Birth of the Asian Underground
pp 10-37

2 - Living in the Material World: Cosmopolitanism and Trade in Early Twentieth Century Ladakh
pp 38-59

3 - Nation, Race, and Language: Discussing Transnational Identities in Colonial Singapore, circa 1930
pp 60-78

4 - Intimate Interactions: Eurasian Family Histories in Colonial Penang
pp 79-104

5 - Citing as a Site: Translation and Circulation in Muslim South and Southeast Asia
pp 105-126

6 - Popular Sites of Prayer, Transoceanic Migration, and Cultural Diversity: Exploring the significance of keramat in Southeast Asia
pp 127-143

7 - Connecting People: A Central Asian Sufi network in turn-of-the-century Istanbul
pp 144-170

8 - ‘Enough of the Great Napoleons!’ Raja Mahendra Pratap's Pan-Asian Projects (1929–1939)
pp 171-190

9 - Chinatowns and Borderlands: Inter-Asian Encounters in the Diaspora
pp 191-215

10 - Creating Spaces for Asian Interaction through the Anti-Globalisation Campaigns in the Region
pp 216-242

Contributors
pp 243-246

Index
pp 247-254

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