African, American and European Trajectories of Modernity
Author | : Peter Wagner |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2015-03-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474405126 |
ISBN-13 | : 1474405126 |
Rating | : 4/5 (126 Downloads) |
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