Western supremacy
Subtitle: triumph of an idea?
By: Sophie Bessis ; translated by Patrick Camiller.
Contributors: Camiller, Patrick.
Publisher: Zed Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Civilization, Western.; East and West.; North and south.; Imperialism -- History.; Decolonization.; Globalization.
Description: This history of colonial and developmentalist thought tells the story of the West's relationship with those parts of the world it came to dominate. It shows how notions of the West have been used to justify imperial economic interests and the emergence of a free trade ideology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Original title: L'Occident et les autres: histoire d'une suprematie.