| ID | 160605 |
| Title Proper | Indo-Pacific |
| Other Title Information | reconceptualizing the Asian regional space |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Beeson, Mark ; Wilson, Jeffrey |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | There is nothing natural, timeless, or essential about regions. The very idea of regions is necessarily a comparatively modern artifact of human history. While there is still debate about quite who discovered whom, the general point is clear: until advances in navigation and exploration made connections feasible between geographically remote places, the very idea of different, separate regions was impossible. Without an “other” to be identified in opposition with, no sense of distinct regional identity or boundaries is possible. Even when it became apparent to Europeans that there was an entire “new world” beyond the horizon about which they had only limited or no knowledge, it would take a long time before the contours and boundaries of new regions would be understood and mapped. Significantly, the East Asian part of this unknown world was not only more economically developed, “civilized,” and technologically advanced than Europe [6, 8], but some of the patterns of interaction that existed before European intrusion have had enduring consequences. |
| `In' analytical Note | East Asia: An International Quarterly Vol. 35, No.2; Jun 2018: p.79–84 |
| Journal Source | East Asia: An International Quaterly Vol: 35 No 2 |
| Key Words | Regionalism ; Regions ; Indo-Pacific |