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

Author/creator Araújo, Marta
Other author/creatorMaeso, Silvia Rodríguez.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]
Descriptionxxi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
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 ...
Scope and content "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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015026571
ISBN9780739184493 (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN9781498526098 (paperback : alkaline paper)

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