On the way to dominating us, the West defined Asia for the Asian and continues to do so in the post-colonial era. But other than a landmass called a continent and given a name, there is nothing that binds 'Asians'.
India & Pakistan: Inventing
the Nation
by Ian Talbot
Arnold Publishers, London, 2000
Self and Sovereignty Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since 1850
by Ayesha Jalal, Oxford University Press
New Delhi, 2001 Pages: 630 Rs 875
Islamic Studies as an academic
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Suddenly, the Portuguese are big news in their former colony of Goa, now better known as a
