Nietzsche, Heidegger and Colonialism: Occupying South East Asia

The text argues that Nietzsche's idea of invalid policy and Heidegger's concept of doubt are the same idea and explores vignettes from colonial occupation in Southeast Asia to contend that untruth has been a powerful force in Asian history. It uses Nietzschean inflections such as Superhumanity,the eternal return of trauma,critiques of morality,and the moralization of guilt,as well as Heideggerian concepts such as thrownness,finitude,and the remnant cultural power of Christianity. It also gives detailed treatment to post-colonial Malaya,Japanese occupied Hong Kong,and the tussle with communism in Cold War Singapore and Malaya,as well as the question of Kuomintang KMT validity in Hong Kong and British Malaya.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 09 January 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Nietzsche's concept of an invalid policy, which is believed to be valid, and Heidegger's notion of doubt as the basis for representation share a fundamental similarity. By examining vignettes from colonial occupation in Southeast Asia and its subsequent protest occupations, this text argues that untruth, cloaked in the disguises of constancy and morality, has played a significant role in Asian history. Nietzschean influences applied herein encompass superhumanity, the eternal recurrence of trauma, critiques of morality, and the moralization of guilt. Numerous ideas from Heidegger's canon are utilized, including the struggle for individual validity amidst the debasement and imbalance of Being. Concepts such as thrownness, finitude, and the residual cultural power of Christianity are also deployed in an exposé of colonial practices. The book provides a detailed treatment of post-colonial Malaya (1963), Japanese-occupied Hong Kong (1941-1945), the conflict with communism in Cold War Singapore and Malaya, as well as the question of Kuomintang (KMT) validity in Hong Kong (1945-1949) and British Malaya (1950-1953). By demonstrating how economic distortion caused by landlordism has been covered by aspirations for freedom, the book elucidates the struggles for identity within the Hong Kong protest movement (2014-2020).

Weight: 349g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367547943