I wish there was a single lens for theorizing Asia the way the enlightenment serves as a single lens to theorize Europe. It feels like there’s one lurking just under the surface. twitter.com/artofgig/statu
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It’s like s grand unification problem. The 6 pieces are China, India, NE Asia, SE Asia, Middle East, Central Asia.
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It's barely a concept. It started out as mostly the middle East from the point of view of Roman Greece and then the rest of Europe. Think about why Austria sounds kind of like Australia.
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