Europe and Asia Beyond East and West (Routledge Esa Studies in European Societies)

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 of cosmopolitan links rather than clashes. This book will be of great value to students and researchers in the fields of sociology, European politics and history and cultural theory. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series Title......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Notes on contributors......Page 9 Preface and acknowledgements......Page 15 Introduction: The idea of a post-Western Europe......Page 16 Part I: A post-Western world......Page 24 1 Europe from a cosmopolitan perspective......Page 26 2 Post-Western Europe and the plural Asias......Page 39 3 Civilizational constellations and European modernity reconsidered......Page 60 4 Oriental globalization: Past and present......Page 76 Part II: Asia in Europe: Encounters in history......Page 90 5 Contested divergence: Rethinking the “rise of the West”......Page 92 6 Discovering the world: Cosmopolitanism and globality in the ‘Eurasian’ renaissance......Page 107 7 Revealing the cosmopolitan side of Oriental Europe: The eastern origins of European civilisation......Page 122 8 Europe and the Mediterranean: A reassessment......Page 135 9 Europe and Islam......Page 153 10 Citizenship East and West: Reflections on revolutions and civil society......Page 163 11 Middle Eastern modernities, Islam and cosmopolitanism......Page 176 Part III: Between Europe and Asia......Page 194 12 Borders and rebordering......Page 196 13 Europe after the EU enlargement: ‘Cosmopolitanism by small steps’......Page 208 14 Turkey between Europe and Asia......Page 218 15 Russia as Eurasia: An innate cosmopolitanism......Page 230 16 Out of Europe but not in Europe: Israel between ethnic nation-state and Jewish cosmopolitanism......Page 243 Part IV: Otherness in Europe and Asia......Page 256 17 Europe’s otherness: Cosmopolitanism and the construction of cultural unities......Page 258 18 Is there such a thing as Eurocentrism?......Page 272 19 Rethinking Asia: Multiplying modernity......Page 284 20 Critical intellectuals in a global age: Asian and European encounters......Page 299 21 Chinese thought and dialogical universalism......Page 320 Index......Page 331 Introduction: The Idea Of A Post-western Europe / Gerard Delanty -- Europe From A Cosmopolitan Perspective / Ulrich Beck, Gerard Delanty -- Post-western Europe And The Plural Asias / Goran Therborn -- Civilizational Constellations And European Modernity Reconsidered / Gerard Delanty -- Oriental Globalization : Past And Present / Jan Nederveen Pieterse -- Contested Divergences : Rethinking The 'rise Of The West' / Johann P. Arnason -- Discovering The World : Cosmopolitanism And Globality In The 'eurasian' Renaissance / David Inglis, Roland Robertson -- Revealing The Cosmopolitan Side Of Oriental Europe : The Eastern Origins Of European Civilisation / John M. Hobson -- Europe And The Mediterranean : A Reassessment / Thomas W. Gallant -- Europe And Islam / Jack Goody -- Citizenship East And West : Reflections On Revolutions And Civil Society / Bryan S. Turner -- Borders And Rebordering / Chris Rumford -- Europe After The Eu Enlargement : 'cosmopolitanism By Small Steps' / William Outhwaite -- Turkey Between Europe And Asia / E. Fuat Keyman -- Russia As Eurasia : An Innate Cosmopolitanism / Richard Sakwa -- Out Of Europe But Not In Europe : Israel Between Ethnic Nation-state And Jewish Cosmopolitanism / Natan Sznaider -- Europe's Otherness : Cosmopolitanism And The Construction Of Cultural Unities / Heidrun Friese -- Is There Such A Thing As Eurocentrism? / Remi Brague -- Rethinking Asia : Multiplying Modernity / Alastair Bonnett -- Critical Intellectuals In A Global Age : Asian And European Encounters / Fred Dallmayr -- Chinese Thought And Dialogical Universalism / Tong Shijun. Edited By Gerard Delanty. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Tackles useful questions on Europe in the context of shifting parameters of East and West. Exploring expressions of European self-understanding in a way that challenges ideological notions of the 'clash of civilizations', this work draws on scholarship that shows how Europe and Asia were mutually linked in history, and in contemporary perspective Tackling key questions on Europe in the context of shifting parameters of East & West, the contributors (sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers & historians) show, from a variety of different perspectives, that the conventional equation of Europe with the West must be questioned