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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Araújo, Marta, author.

Maeso, Silvia Rodríguez, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Philosophy.

History.

Eurocentrism--Philosophy.

Eurocentrism.

Civilization, Western--Philosophy.

Civilization, Western.

Eurocentrism--Political aspects.

Racism--Political aspects.

Racism.

Historiography--Political aspects.

Historiography.

Knowledge, Theory of--Political aspects.

Knowledge, Theory of.

History--Study and teaching--Political aspects.

Decolonization--Africa.

Decolonization.

History--Study and teaching.

Philosophy.

Africa.

National liberation movements--Africa.

National liberation movements.

Physical Description:

xxi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

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.

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...

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.

ISBN:

9780739184493

0739184490

9781498526098

1498526098

OCLC:

935642796