ANTB20H3 Lecture 2: antb20 week 2 and 3 articles
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Orientalism is a style of thought based upon an ontological and epistemological distinction made between the orient and the occident . East and west have been accepted as the starting points for this theory. The relationship between occident and orient is a relationship of power, of domination, of varying degrees of a complex hegemony. For example, the idea of european identity as a superior one in comparison with all the non- In most accounts, africa is understood in negative terms. In relation to the global political economy, africa is inevitably characterized by reference to a series of lacks, failures, problems and crises. It"s people appear as victims of poverty, war and aids. Structural adjustment policies were supposed to achieve stabilization and economic growth through the devaluation of currencies, the deregulation of markets etc. The may 1998 outbreak of war with ethiopia over a disputed border generated an immediate outpouring of nationalist sentiment and money from eritreans around the globe.
