Western Hegemony in Development Discourse I analyze in this paper work done by three eminent scholars Ashis Nandy (The Beautiful, Expanding Future of Poverty: Popular Economics as a Psychological Defense), Chandra Mohanty Talpade (Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses) and Gustavo Esteva (Development) and link their works to show how western hegemony has defined the Orient and Africa as underdeveloped and given cures for this disease which they have diagnosed us with.
These several distinction made the world divided into Western states and non- Western states. According to Samuel Huntington, "The most important distinctions among peoples are no longer ideological, political, or economic. They are cultural" (Huntington 21). Peoples and nations are seeking to answer the most practical
First, the cultural limitation – not every society in the world can be adjusted to the global norm easily. The concept of civil society is culturally alienated to non-Western societies. As happen in Central Asia, Asia and Africa, the concept still could not traverse beyond the cultural identity (uniqueness) in each particular society such as democratic value or gender equality. The product of civil society by universalize concept of global norm
construct cities or engage in other activities that would have promoted economic development. It appears that as many as 24 million young Africans were removed from Africa as a result of the Atlantic trade and possibly another 12 million in the Middle-eastern slave trade. In addition, little of productive value was received by Africa in exchange for the slaves. Another impact was that the trade disrupted African inter-society relations, creating additional conflicts, wars and ethnic tensions. Slavery
Peter Boshoff 1855842 22/02/18 “Western Psychology and African Psychology have emerged as alternative philosophical engagements with ideas about the self and perspectives on human behaviour. By focusing on Western and African schools of thought, describe the fundamental tenets of these approaches in detail.” Western Psychology and African Psychology have evolved into two erudite and contrasting schools of thought, which present unique conceptualisations of the self and of human behaviour
The aim of this essay is to discuss the Battle of Cannae and it's historical significance and it's consequences in Western Civilization. The Battle of Canne occurred at the start of the Second Punic Wars, on the 2nd of August in 216 BCE. This battle was an onslaught between the Roman Legions forces and Carthage which were commanded by Hannibal's "troops that, consisted of a mix of Gauls, Spaniards, Numidians and Carthaginians"1 while the Roman forces were lead by Lucius Aemilius Paulus and Gaius
Traveling in Togo Togo is located in a lovely spot on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. This country offers visitors palm-lined beaches and hilltop villages. The Capital Lome Lome was once referred to as the Paris of West Africa. The Musee National offers visitors a good look into the country’s culture and history. You enter the museum through the back of the Congressional Palace in the Place de l’Independence. There are displays of costumes, artifacts, musical instruments, pottery, traditional
has discussed its human rights issue in the international arena. Furthermore, it has participated on human rights issue in Africa, Asian and Latin America countries. Although China has worked on many human rights issues, the understanding of human rights is still different. The Chinese government has a different understanding with the western understanding, where the western understanding is
began in the 7th century and spread rapidly throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Whereas Europe was not a major civilization area before 600 CE, by 1450 it was connected to major trade routes, and some of its kingdoms were beginning to assert world power. Major empires developed in both South America (the Inca) and Mesoamerica (the Maya and Aztecs.) China grew to have hegemony over many
One of the major interpretations regarding modernity is that 'Modernity is a western idea'. This intention will lead to all kinds of Eurocentric perspective of viewing the world, let it be the Americas, Africa or Asia. Eurocentricism suggests that something is acceptable (like 'modernity' or 'culturally progressive', 'civilized' etc.) only if it is in line with the Western perspectives. The objective of acultural theory or Orientalism is derived from this ideology. The West had the Imperial power