The contours of Eurocentrism [electronic resource] : 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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2015 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2015 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2015 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Contours of Eurocentrism: Race, History, and Political Texts
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Eurocentrism, race, and the production of history
  • Global, regional, and national debates in history teaching
  • History, race, and textbooks : performing the evasion of power
  • Struggling with narratives : multiperspectivity and African national liberation movements
  • Epilogue: "History matters." And yet ...