The Asian Studies Parade: Archival, Biographical, Institutional and Post-Colonial Approaches

The Asian Studies Parade reflects a lifetime of commitment to the field by Paul van der Velde, a leading Asian studies innovator, scholar, and publisher. The first chapters examine aspects of the Dutch colonial presence in Asia and its intellectual support system in the Netherlands. The author's engagement with historical biography emerges in studies of such contrasting figures as Japanese interpreter Imamura Gen’emon Eisei, pioneering anthropologist P.J. Veth, and anti-colonialist Jacob Haafner. Van der Velde then continues to describe the development of Asia-Europe links at the end of the 20th century and the emergence of the ‘New Asia Scholar’ in the 21st century. This unique work will interest anyone concerned with wider issues in Asian studies.

Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; List of Abbrevations --; Preface. The Asian Studies Parade --; Chapter 1. Deshima, mon Amour --; The Publishing of the Marginalia of the Deshima Diaries --; Dutch Class: The Dutch Language as a Vehicle to Western Science --; The Zealander Jan van der Cruijsse’s “Japanese” Diary (1736-37) --; The Man Who Paved the Way : The Interpreter Imamura Gen’emon Eisei (1671-1737) as the Founder of Dutch Studies --; Janis Reijnhout (1816-1870) laid to rest in the Dutch cemetery in Nagasaki with a Dutch-Japanese inscription --; CHAPTER 2 The Colonial Clash --; Colonial War and Emporial War on Taiwan in the Seventeenth Century --; From Sabang to Merauke: Dutch Imperialism in the Light of a Blazing Discussion --; From Colonial Lobby to Colonial Hobby : The Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Dutch East Indies, 1873-1914 --; Jacob Haafner’s Treatise on the Disastrous Effects of Missionary Activities World-wide --; CHAPTER 3 The Biographical Embrace --; Who is Afraid of the Historical Biography? --; The Indonesia and Africa Specialist P.J. Veth (1814-1895) : Founder of the First Chair of Anthropology in the Netherlands (1877) --; The World According to Jacob Haafner (1754-1809) : Travel Writer and Anti-colonialist --; The Painter Willem Imandt Revisited: A European Painter in Indonesia --; CHAPTER 4 The Post-Colonial Meeting of Asia and Europe --; Cultural Rapprochement between Asia and Europe --; ASEM: A Window of Opportunity --; Asian-European Perspectives --; Building an ASEM Research Platform --; CHAPTER 5 The Eurasian Space --; The Eurasian Space: Far More Than Two Continents --; Multiregionalism and Multilateralism : Asian-European Relations in a Global Context --; The Asia-Europe Meeting: Contributing to a New Global Governance . The Eight ASEM Heads of State Meeting in Brussels --; The Europe-Asia Policy Forum (EUforAsia) --; CHAPTER 6 Asian Studies for the 21st Century --; The Quest for a Global Perspective in Asian Studies --; Guide to Asian Studies in Europe --; New Developments in Asian Studies: An Introduction --; What about Asia? Revisiting Asian Studies --; Re-orienting Asian Studies --; CHAPTER 7 The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) --; ICAS turns 21 --; The ICAS Book Prize: A Multilingual Window on the World of Asian Studies --; The New Asia Scholar --; The Publishing History of the International Institute for Asian Studies --; Index