Femme S Gaastra: 1 book
On the Eighteenth Century as a Category of Asian History
Van Leur in Retrospect
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
The starting point of this volume is the scathing attack, far-reaching in its consequences, launched in 1942 by J.C. van Leur on the views then current on the character and significance of the 18th century as a category in Asian history. His denial of European pre-eminence in Asian waters represented...
