List of contributorsPreface Pinar BilginAcknowledgmentsIntroduction "Learning Anew: Asia in IR and World Politics," L.H.M. LingPart I: SECURITY1. "Dialogue of Civilizations: A Critical Security Studies Perspective," Pinar Bilgin2. "Cosmopolitan Disorders: Ignoring Power, Overcoming Diversity, Transcending Borders," Everita Silina3. "Dams and ‘Green Growth’? Development Dissonance and the Transnational Percolations of Power," Payal Banerjee4. "Latitudes of Anxieties: The Bengali-Speaking Muslims and the Postcolonial State in Assam," Rafiul AhmedPart II: HISTORY5. "The Nation-State Problematic: South Asia’s Experience," Binoda K. Mishra6. "The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute: An Ethos of Appropriateness and China’s ‘Loss’ of Ryukyu," Ching-Chang Chen7. "Sovereignty or Identity? The Significance of the Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands Dispute for Taiwan," Boyu Chen8. "Stories of IR: Turkey and the Cold War," Zeynep Gulsah CapanPart III: THEORY9. "The Postcolonial Paradox of Eastern Agency," John M. Hobson10. "Justification of Trans-Cultural International Studies," Gavan DuffyPart IV: ARTICULATIONS11. "Anti-Colonial Empires: Creation of Afro-Asian Spaces of Resistance," Clemens Hoffman12. "From Territory to Travel: Metabolism, Metamorphosis, and Mutation in IR," Josuke Ikeda13. "Empire of the Mind: José Rizal and Proto-Nationalism in the Philippines," Alan Chong14. "The Korean Wave: Korean Popular Culture at the Intersection of State, Economy, and History," Jooyoun Lee15. "Romancing Westphalia: Westphalian IR and Romance of the Three Kingdoms," L.H.M. LingConclusion "Uncontained Worlds," Stephen Chan