In his final work, one that distills decades of research and thought, a distinguished economic thinker turned social scientist and philosopher confronts three crucial questions facing the world at the end of the century: How and in what form can a harmonious and stable post-cold war world order...

Asia redux : conceptualising a region for our times -- The idea of Asia and its ambiguities -- The intricacies of premodern Asian connections -- Asia is not one -- Response to Prasenjit Duara, "Asia redux" -- Floating : no gears shifting -- Response to comments on "Asia redux