The myth of the West

The next job leads to some reflections on one of the oldest myths of humanity: the myth of the cultural superiority of what bourgeois historiography called the West as opposed to the alleged low level of development than the same conception calls East. Illustrative examples the fallacy of this view...

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Main Author: Onelio Olivera Blanco
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca" 2005-12-01
Series:Revista MENDIVE
Online Access:http://mendive.upr.edu.cu/index.php/MendiveUPR/article/view/143
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Summary:The next job leads to some reflections on one of the oldest myths of humanity: the myth of the cultural superiority of what bourgeois historiography called the West as opposed to the alleged low level of development than the same conception calls East. Illustrative examples the fallacy of this view is shown.
ISSN:1815-7696