African, American and European Trajectories of Modernity

African, American and European Trajectories of Modernity
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Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781474405126
ISBN-13 : 1474405126
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Download or read book African, American and European Trajectories of Modernity written by Peter Wagner and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African, American and European Trajectories of Modernity asks why, from some moment onwards, 'Europe' and 'the rest of the world' entered into a particular relationship: one of domination, conceived as a kind of superiority and as an 'advance' in historic


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