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Transcending East—West Dichotomies: State and Culture Formation in Six Ostensibly Disparate Areas

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Victor Lieberman
Victor Lieberman
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Although the question has assumed at least two principal forms, most scholars who would compare the history of Europe and Asia have long been absorbed with a single query: Why was Asia different?

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Modern Asian Studies , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , July 1997 , pp. 463 - 546
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