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BARBARIC OTHERS
A MANIFESTO ON WESTERN RACISM |
| By: |
Ziauddin Sardar, Ashis Nandy, Claude Alvarez |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0745307434 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780745307435 |
| Publisher: |
PLUTO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
19 July, 1993 |
| Pages: |
108 |
| Description: |
A book about the convenient myopia which, through the ages, has allowed - and continues to allow - the West to see other peoples as subjects, infidels, even "savages". This is an account of Eurocentricity in its most potent forms. |
| Synopsis: |
The word barbarian is derived from the Greek term 'barbaroi' - or one who cannot speak Greek. As the Greeks believed that language was the tool of reason, non-Greek speakers, therefore, were considered devoid of the facility to reason or to act according to logic. This concept of barbarism in turn shaped the early anthropological observations of Columbus and the first European visitors to the Americas. Barbaric Others examines the convenient myopia which through the ages has allowed - and continues to allow - the West to see other peoples as 'barbarians', infidels, even 'savages'. In the book, the authors present a succinct history of racism, xenophobia and the concept of 'otherness' from ancient Greece to the present day. Topics covered include the representation of the 'other' in mythology, the mediaeval fascination with demons and the idea of the wild man, a critical overview of Columbus and 15th century exploration and the 'other' as colonial subject. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pluto Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |