TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wade,Geoff
AU  - Wade,Geoff
TI  - Asian Expansions: The Historical Experiences of Polity Expansion in Asia
T2  - Routledge Studies in the Early History of Asia
SN  - 9780203481998
PY  - 2015///
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - Asian history
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Colonialism and imperialism
KW  - Ethnic studies
KW  - General and world history
KW  - Regional / International studies
KW  - dutch
KW  - east
KW  - emperor
KW  - mainland
KW  - period
KW  - polity
KW  - southeast
KW  - states
KW  - warring
KW  - yongle
N1  - Free-to-read
N2  - Asia as we know it today is the product of a wide range of polity expansions over time. Recognising the territorial expansions of Asian polities large and small through the last several millennia helps rectify the fallacy, long-held and deeply entrenched, that Asian polities have been interested only in the control of populations, not in expanding their command of territory. In countering this misapprehension, this book suggests that Asian polities have indeed been concerned with territorial control and expansion over time, whether for political or strategic advantage, trade purposes, defence needs, agricultural expansion or increased income through taxation. The book explores the historical experiences of a set of polity expansions within Asia, specifically in East and Southeast Asia, and, by examining the motivations, mechanisms, processes, validations and limitations of these Asian territorial expansions, reveals the diverse avenues by which Asian polities have grown. The chapters draw on these historical examples to highlight the connections between Asian polity expansion and centralised political structures, and this aids in a broader and more comprehensive understanding of Asian political practice, both past and present. Through these chapter studies and the integrative introduction, the book interrogates key concepts such as imperialism and colonialism, and the applicability and relevance of such terminology in Asian contexts, both historical and contemporary. Comparisons and contrasts with European historical expansions are also suggested. This book will be welcomed by students and scholars of Asian history, as well as by those with an interest in Asian interactions, international relations, polity expansion, Asia--Europe historical comparisons and globalisation
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/46402
ER  -