The starting point of this volume is the scathing attack, far-reaching in its consequences, launched in 1942 by J. '...a fascinating and wide-ranging tour d'horizon of recent Asian historiography struggling with the issue of eighteenth-century change....' Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 58, No. 4 '... reflective overviews by experienced historians...' Journal of World History 'This excellent and well-connected collection of essays is well worth the purchase of the volume and belongs on any historian's bookshelf.... it is hoped that university libraries and other institutions will add this book to their collections.' Journal of Asian History