The Politics of Anti-Westernism in Asia: Visions of World Order in Pan-Islamic and Pan-Asian Thought

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Cemil Aydin (Associate Professor of History and Director, Ali Vural Ak Center for Islamic Studies, George Mason University)

The Politics of Anti-Westernism in Asia

Visions of World Order in Pan-Islamic and Pan-Asian Thought

Cemil Aydin (Associate Professor of History and Director, Ali Vural Ak Center for Islamic Studies, George Mason University)

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English

Columbia University Press
29 June 2007

Regional studies; Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; International relations

Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History

In this rich intellectual history, Cemil Aydin challenges the notion that anti-Westernism in modern Asia is a political and religious reaction to the liberal and democratic values of the West. Nor is anti-Westernism a natural response to Western imperialism. Instead, by focusing on the agency and achievements of non-Western intellectuals, Aydin demonstrates that modern anti-Western discourse grew out of the legitimacy crisis of a single, Eurocentric global polity in the age of high imperialism.

Aydin compares Ottoman pan-Islamic and Japanese pan-Asian visions of world order from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of World War II. He looks at when the idea of a universal ""West"" first took root in the minds of Asian intellectuals and reformers and how it became essential in criticizing the West for violating its own ""standards of civilization."" Aydin also illustrates why these anti-Western visions contributed to the decolonization process and considers their influence on the international relations of both the Ottoman and Japanese Empires during WWI and WWII.

The Politics of Anti-Westernism in Asia offers a rare, global perspective on how religious tradition and the experience of European colonialism interacted with Muslim and non-Muslim discontent with globalization, the international order, and modernization. Aydin's approach reveals the epistemological limitations of Orientalist knowledge categories, especially the idea of Eastern and Western civilizations, and the way in which these limitations have shaped not only the contradictions and political complicities of anti-Western discourses but also contemporary interpretations of anti-Western trends. In moving beyond essentialist readings of this history, Aydin provides a fresh understanding of the history of contemporary anti-Americanism as well as the ongoing struggle to establish a legitimate and inclusive international society.

By: Cemil Aydin (Associate Professor of History and Director Ali Vural Ak Center for Islamic Studies George Mason University)
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780231137782
ISBN 10: 0231137788
Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 June 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cemil Aydin studied at Boiazici University, Istanbul University, and the University of Tokyo before receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He was an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (2002-2004) and is currently an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Reviews for The Politics of Anti-Westernism in Asia: Visions of World Order in Pan-Islamic and Pan-Asian Thought

"""This volume is a rich intellectual history revealing the fascinating ways in which Pan-Islamism and Pan-Asianism were intertwined."" -- Matthew Connelly, associate professor of history, Columbia University ""[Aydin] has a sure grasp of what is fundamental and what is merely of the moment."" -- Lucian W. Pye, Foreign Affairs"