A Cape of Asia : Essays on European History

Abstract

A Cape of Asia collects eighteen essays by H. L. Wesseling, an internationally renowned historian. A wide-ranging study of an array of subjects, this volume is divided into three sections: “Europe's Identity,” a reflection on the shift from Eurocentrism to Americanization and Europe's acceptance of Asian nations as new key plays in the global economy; “The Wider View,” a historical European perspective on globalization, migration, and decolonization; and finally “European Ideas about Education, Science, and Art.” Both personal and intellectual, Wesseling's essays include an incisive look at the interbellum years and a comparison of power structures in Europe and Asia.