Western Supremacy

Western Supremacy
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Publisher : Zed Books
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 1842772198
ISBN-13 : 9781842772195
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Book Synopsis Western Supremacy by : Sophie Bessis

Download or read book Western Supremacy written by Sophie Bessis and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sophie Bessis book gives a thorough history of colonial and developmentalist thought. Bessis tells the story of the West's relationship with those parts of the rest of the world it came to dominate. Bessis follows this trajectory, from the conquest of the Americas, through the slave trade and the scramble for Africa, the White Man's burden, Manifest Destiny and the growth of "scientific" racism, on to decolonization, the ideology of development, and structural adjustment.


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