![]() ![]() In the present century, however, it is imperative that we ask these questions in order to better situate Asia, especially during the early modern era, within a broader global context. Are there any fundamental differences between the conception of a maritime Asia and of a maritime Europe? These questions sound teleological in that the people of the time would hardly have made these enquiries. If there is something we could refer to as a transition, would it be one related to a shift from being a not-so-maritime Asia to a relatively more-maritime Asia, or vice versa? Or perhaps the question should be one regarding a transition from one kind of Asia to another for instance, from being secluded to embracing openness on its way to progress, or from being fairly continental to more maritime. The subject of this course is the history of maritime Asia, particularly East and Southeast Asia, from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. ![]()
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