Eurocentrism in European history and memory / edited by Marjet Brolsma, Robin de Bruin, and Matthijs...
Eurocentrism in European history and memory / edited by Marjet Brolsma, Robin de Bruin, and Matthijs...
Eurocentrism in European history and memory / edited by Marjet Brolsma, Robin de Bruin, and Matthijs Lok. [electronic resource]
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Publisher
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Past and Present of European Historiography. Between Marginalization and Functionalization? -- 3. The Fragmented Continent. The Invention of European Pluralism in History Writing from the Eightee...
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Publisher
Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2019.
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Eurocentrism, memory, historiography, idea of Europe, Orientalism, European Union
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Summary
Eurocentrism means seeing the world in Europe's terms and through European eyes. This may not be unreasonable for Europeans, but there are unforeseen consequences. Eurocentric history implies that a scientific modernity has diffused out from Europe to benefit the rest of the world, through colonies and development aid. It involves the imposition of...
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Eurocentrism in European history and memory / edited by Marjet Brolsma, Robin de Bruin, and Matthijs Lok. [electronic resource]
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In English.
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74VKaz0VLz6d
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0VLz6d
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ISBN
90-485-5055-6
DDC
305.80094
MMS ID
991024402505702626
