What happens after the "clash of civilizations?" Through the application of a new theory of postcolonial international relations, the author explores this fundamental question. Cultures clash but they also borrow from, absorb and ultimately transform one another.

What happens after the "clash of civilizations?" Through the application of a new theory of postcolonial international relations, the author explores this fundamental question. Cultures clash but they also borrow from, absorb and ultimately transform one another. Such has been the interaction between Asia and the West for the past one 150 years. Each is now an integral, intimate part of the other despite a history of wars, revolutions, invasions and occupations. This work shows that this learning from the "other" transcends the self/other divide that continues to plague contemporary international relations, both in study and practice.

Preface - Permissions - INTRODUCTION: Thinking, Doing, and Being in International Relations - PART I: THINKING - (Neo) Realism as Fantasy-Game - Postcolonial International Relations - PART II: DOING - ASIA IN THE WEST - Hegemony Unveiled: Globalization and the Specter of Fu Manchu - Hierarchy in the Making: Repulsion and Desire - Heteronomy Voiced: Asians in America - THE WEST IN ASIA - Heteronomy Embodied: Women as Service - Hierarchy Among Family and Friends
Hypermasculine Development - Hegemony in Crisis: Clash of World-orders - PART III: BEING - Towards a More Global, Responsible International Relations - Bibliography - Index