Celebrating Europe: an Asian journey
| Main Author: | Asad-Ul-Iqbal Latif |
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| Format: | Book Bachelors |
| Terbitan: |
Institute of South East Asia Studies
, 2012
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| Online Access: |
http://lib.ui.ac.id/file?file=digital/2017-2/20442414-Celebrating Europe an Asian journey.pdf |
Daftar Isi:
- Europe’s mythical origins lie in Zeus’ abduction of the Asian princess Europa. Down the real centuries, Asia has played a crucial role in the making of Europe — as an object of Orientalist fantasy and colonial desire, but also of the spread of the liberating values and humane letters associated with the continent. In this book, a lifelong admirer of Europe casts a critical yet loving eye on the continent to ask what it means to him. The book revolves around a series of personal encounters.