Eurocentrism
See also: eurocentrism
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Coined during the period of decolonization in the later 20th century, as a back-formation from Eurocentric. Superficially Euro- + -centrism
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Eurocentrism (uncountable)
- The practice of viewing the world from a European perspective, with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture.
- 1993, Cameron McCarthy, Warren Crichlow, Race, identity, and representation in education, page 294:
- The rather philistine assertion of Eurocentrism and Westernness on the part of conservative educators […]
- European ethnocentrism.
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practice of viewing the world from a European perspective
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- Eurocentrism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia