About the Book: Beyond Pan-Asianism: Connecting China and India, 1840s-1960s
(Oxford Series on India-china Studies)
Within Asia, the period from 1840s to 1960s had witnessed the rise and decline
of Pax Britannica, the growth of multiple and often competing anti-colonial
movements, and the entrenchment of the nation-state system. Beyond Pan-Asianism
seeks to demonstrate the complex interactions between China, India, and their
neighbouring societies against this background of imperialism and nationalist
resistance. The contributors to this volume, from India, the West, and the
Chinese-speaking world, cover a tremendous breadth of figures, including
novelists, soldiers, intelligence officers, archivists, among others, by
deploying published and archival materials in multiple Asian and Western
languages.