HUMS 1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Eurocentrism, September 11 Attacks, John Edward Bruce
24 Nov 2014
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Humr 1001 b - intro to human rights - lecture 9: slavery and racism. Europe became the center of the world. Spread of european culture and values (imperialism) European countries attempted to colonize many other countries around the world (in. European languages are still around in non-european countries (ex: french in africa) Legal systems and political systems are still in place (ex: civil law from france in. Reasons why europe thought of themselves as superior: they evolved into huge empires, they achieved peace for a full 2 years before wwi broke out, europe was on the verge of bankruptcy before the colonization era. Production and scientific advancements increased (ex: railroads, steam engine: they became the center of the intellectual and artistic world. The dominant view of the world was through the eyes of the west (orientalism) Written by european women about their travels around the world (late. 1800"s early 1900"s: they became the center of the world"s progress.
