China–India Studies: Emergence, Development, and State of the Field

This essay traces the development of China–India studies from the mid-nineteenth century to the present in order to take stock of the field, which has witnessed a surge in publication over the past two decades. The assessment presented here weaves the main shifts in China–India political relations w...

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Published in:The Journal of Asian studies Vol. 80; no. 2; pp. 363 - 387
Main Author: Sen, Tansen
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.05.2021
Duke University Press, NC & IL
Subjects:
19th century
20th century
Asian studies
Buddhism
Colonialism
Diplomatic & consular services
Politics
Research methodology
China
India
China–India
Asia
methodologies
China
area studies
comparisons
Sino-Indian studies
connections
India
ISSN:0021-9118, 1752-0401
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Summary:This essay traces the development of China–India studies from the mid-nineteenth century to the present in order to take stock of the field, which has witnessed a surge in publication over the past two decades. The assessment presented here weaves the main shifts in China–India political relations with the emergence of various strands of China–India scholarship, since the two aspects often intersect. The major lacuna in the field, this essay argues, is a framework needed to analyze the complex connections and the pertinent comparisons between China and India. It contends that research on China–India topics should ideally attempt to combine comparative and connective frameworks with analyses that transcend geographic, temporal, and disciplinary boundaries to address this lacuna.
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ISSN:0021-9118
1752-0401
DOI:10.1017/S0021911820002417