This major new book tackles key questions on Europe in the context of shifting parameters of East and West. The contributors - sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers and historians - show, from a variety of different perspectives, that the conventional equation of Europe with the West must be questioned. Featuring four thematically organized chapters, the book looks at:
- a post-Western world
- Asia in Europe: encounters in history
- between Europe and Asia
- otherness in Europe and Asia.
Exploring new expressions of European self-understanding in a way that challenges recent ideological notions of the -clash of civilizations-, this outstanding work draws on recent scholarship that shows how Europe and Asia were mutually linked in history and in contemporary perspective. It argues that as a result of current developments and the changing geopolitical context, both Europe and Asia have much in common and that it is possible to speak o
