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

"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...

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Place / Publishing House:Lanham : : Lexington Books,, [2016]
2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (253 pages) :; illustrations
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Summary:"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.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739184493 (cloth : alkaline paper)
9781498526098 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9780739184509 (ebook)
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Marta Araujo and Silvia Rodriguez Maeso.