Eurocentrism: History, Identity, White Man's Burden

ISBN-13: 9780367856984 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 292 str.

Michael Wintle

Opis

This book raises awareness of Eurocentrism’s enormous impact and shows how, over the course of five centuries, Eurocentrism has extended its power across the globe. It is an indispensable tool for scholars and students concerned with modern history, politics, visual culture and political geography.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Towards a Definition of Eurocentrism 3. The Dangers of Eurocentrism 4. European Civilization 5. Eurocentric Maps and Images 6. Geography: Dividing the World 7. The ‘White Man’s Burden’ 8. Historiography 9. Eurocentrism and the European Union 10. General Conclusion

O autorze

Michael Wintle is Professor Emeritus of Modern European History at the University of Amsterdam, where until 2019 he was head of the department of European Studies. He has published widely on Dutch and European history, including The Image of Europe (2009); European Identity and the Second World War (ed. with M. Spiering, 2011); The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the Low Countries (ed. with H. Dunthorne, 2013); and Narratives of War (ed. with N. Adler and R. Ensel, 2019).