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books about: eurocentric

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10 reviews
J.M. Blaut, James M. Blaut

The Guilford Press, 2000

Useful and inspiring criticism of Eurocentrism in history
James Blaut's "Eight Eurocentric Historians" is part 2 in his three-part series on what he calls the 'colonizer's model of the world', that is, the Eurocentrism of many historians, anthropologists and social scientists when discussing the sources of Europe's rise to power and its influence on the rest of the world. Too often, Blaut emphasizes, do people see Europe as some sort of natural center ...

History and Climate Change: A Eurocentric Perspective (Routledge Studies in Physical Geography and ...
Professor Neville Brown, Neville Brown

Routledge, 2001

This book is a balanced and comprehensive overview of the links between climate and man's advance from pre-history to modern times. It is a synthesis of the many historical and scientific theories regarding man's progress through the ages.

Anthropologizing Sri Lanka: A Eurocentric Misadventure

3 reviews
Susantha Goonatilake

Indiana University Press, 2001

Unparalleled
Really enlightening piece of academic literature. Exposes the biased and prejudiced misrepresentation of the Sri Lanka and Sinhalese by so-called Anthropologist. The immense damage done to Sri Lanka's image is hopefully corrected by this book even to a minor extent.

The Colonizer's Model of the World: Geographical Diffusionism and Eurocentric History

9 reviews
J.M. Blaut

The Guilford Press, 1993

Pops a Few European Balloons
This is a good critique of the assumptions made by Eurocentric historians over the years about the superiority of Europe as compared to the inferiority of the rest of the world. Blaut effectively examines and explodes each theory dispassionately but thoroughly. Finally he comes up with his own explanation for European success since 1492: America. Europe's "discovery" of and exploitation of ...

The Western Canon. (Harold Bloom and Eurocentric literary scholarship): An article from: World Literature ...
Leslie Schenk

University of Oklahoma, 1996

This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on March 22, 1996. The length of the article is 3558 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the supplier: Harold Bloom's 'The Western Canon,' its great ...

The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness: Eurocentric History, Psychiatry and the Politics of White ...

3 reviews
Amos N. Wilson

Afrikan World Infosystems, 1993

Bold. Pioneering. Energetic. Necessary!
At last! Here is a scholarly and revolutionary approach to looking at white world imperialism and black political, economic, social, and psychological reactions to that imperialism. Dr. Wilson breaks new ground with an airtight analysis of the system of global white supremacy. With skill and grace, he describes how the Afrikan mind has been damaged and reassembled by the oppressors. This book ...

Eight Eurocentric Historians **ISBN: 9781572305915**
James M. Blaut

Guilford Pubn, 2000

Rethinking Central Asia: Non-Eurocentric Studies in History, Social Structure and Identity

Ithaca Press, 1999

This work re-examines the place of Central Asia in world history and argues that Central Asia has to be thought of in its own terms, rather than within an Eurocentric framework. By reflecting on its unique history in state and identity formation, social structure and gender relations, the contributions to this volume show that studying Central Asia is important not only for its own sake but also because of the contributions it can make to ...

Circle Works: Transforming Eurocentric Consciousness
Fyre Jean Graveline

Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd., 1998

Inspiring educators, philosophers, activists, shamans, artists, and visionaries to take up the challenge of bringing alternative teaching possibilities and strategies to the educational experience, this book creatively combines Aboriginal teachings with feminist and antiracist theory and practice.

History and Climate Change: A Eurocentric Perspective.(Book Review): An article from: The Geographical Journal
Georgina H. Enfield

Royal Geographical Society, 2003

This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 955 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: History and Climate Change: A ...

Strategies for including African-American culture in an historically Euro-centric dance curriculum.: An ...
Karen W. Hubbard, Pamela A. Sofras

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), 1998

This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on February 1, 1998. The length of the article is 3582 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You ...

Poverty of nations: the eurocentric bias of developmental economics.: An article from: Harvard International ...
Ozay Mehmet

Harvard International Relations Council, Inc., 1998

This digital document is an article from Harvard International Review, published by Harvard International Relations Council, Inc. on December 22, 1998. The length of the article is 1991 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: ...

The Colonizer's Model of the World: Geographical Diffusionism and Eurocentric History. (book reviews): An ...
Peter J. Hugill

American Geographical Society, 1995

This digital document is an article from The Geographical Review, published by American Geographical Society on April 1, 1995. The length of the article is 964 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: The Colonizer's Model of the ...

500 Years of Eurocentric Diplomacy:Prospects for the 21st Century
Sondlo Mhlaba

Imprint Books, Inc., 2002

The book warns that the present Eurocentric world order must change, if the 21st Century is to avoid a global conflagration.

HIV/AIDS and the construction of Sub-Saharan Africa: Heuristic lessons from the social sciences for policy ...
I.E.A. Yeboah

Elsevier, 2007

This digital document is a journal article from Social Science & Medicine, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Description: There is no doubt that Sub-Saharan African countries face major problems due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic that has ravaged the region. Yet the Eurocentric construction of the ...