The contours of Eurocentrism : race, history, and political texts / Marta Araújo and Silvia Rodríguez Maeso.

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"This book proposes an approach to Eurocentrism as a paradigm of knowledge production and interpretation rooted in the Western narrative of modernity and its racial governmentalities. It contributes to the critique of the contemporary workings of Eurocentrism and racism that have frustrated the stru...

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Main Authors: Araújo, Marta (Author)
Maeso, Silvia Rodríguez (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:
History > Philosophy.
Eurocentrism > Philosophy.
Civilization, Western > Philosophy.
Eurocentrism > Political aspects.
Racism > Political aspects.
Historiography > Political aspects.
Knowledge, Theory of > Political aspects.
History > Study and teaching > Political aspects.
Decolonization > Africa.
National liberation movements > Africa.
Physical Description:xxi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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"This book proposes an approach to Eurocentrism as a paradigm of knowledge production and interpretation rooted in the Western narrative of modernity and its racial governmentalities. It contributes to the critique of the contemporary workings of Eurocentrism and racism that have frustrated the struggles for the decolonization of knowledge and continue to shape our understandings of the world order in racially hierarchical terms, by re-centering the West/Europe"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number:D16.9 .A73 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.
ISBN:9780739184493
0739184490
9781498526098
1498526098