Geography 2050A/B Lecture Notes - Social Democracy, Europeanisation, Labor Rights
19 Mar 2014
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The answer to this question proved to be elusive. How europe colonized in different times of history. The erroneous belief came down to modern times from classical greeks: They perceived the world divided into three parts: europe, africa (then called libya) and. Europe is a landmass that stretches to asia. Europe is on top whereas africa and asia are at the bottom. Europe is not clear cut (like greek idea) Answers do not lie in physical boundaries but in cultural boundaries: Europe is a culture that occupies a culture area. Not just physical area, but a culture area. Europeans belong to a cultural community rooted in christian heritage, i. e. western. For the last eight centuries europeans created a we-versus-they mentality. Religion still engenders a virulent sense of separation in europe (muslim immigrants) Main elements of identity: race, language, and religion. The synthesis of democracy, socialism, capitalism, science, human rights, and enlightened reason.
