SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Global Labor and Asian Culture

• Published in: Thinking Globally p. 99
• Main Authors: Richard Foltz, Morris Rossabi, Vasudha Narayanan, Barbara D. Metcalf, Thomas R. Metcalf, Carol Upadhya, A.R. Vasavi
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of California Press 20-12-2013
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Anthropology; Asian studies; Behavioral sciences; Buddhism; Business; Central Asian culture; Central Asian studies; Development studies; Economic disciplines; Economics; Ethnic groups; Ethnography; Ethnology; Ethnoreligious groups; Globalization; Hinduism; Hindus; India studies; Indian culture; Industrial economics; Industry; International development; Islam; Religion; Social sciences; South Asian culture; South Asian studies; Spiritual belief systems
• ISBN: 9780520278448; 0520278445

Like the Middle East, South Asia has been at the crossroads of civilizations over the centuries. Outsiders came from the West, transforming Indian culture and bringing Islam, Christianity, and ancient Indo-European cultures and languages to the subcontinent. Some of Asia’s most important cultural traditions have flowed out of South Asia. Buddhism was born in India, and it spread from there around the world. Hinduism and Sikhism, which also had their origins in India, have had a global reach as well. The current interaction of South Asia with the world culturally, economically, and demographically has historical precedents.
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