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-Edward Said, Columbia University
"The extraordinary range of historical reference and critical polemic in this comprehensive study clears the air around some of the smokiest debates of the day. Shoat and Stam's remarkably sane approach heralds a new and honest future for film and media analysis."
-Andrew Ross, author of "Strange Weather
..."an invaluable resource for media scholars and academics."
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When Captain Mac, in King Vidor's Bird of Paradise (1932), repeats Kipling's nostrum that "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet," he receives the joking response: "Hey, Mac, what's the dope on the North and South?" Read the first page
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When Captain Mac, in King Vidor's Bird of Paradise (1932), repeats Kipling's nostrum that "East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet," he receives the joking response: "Hey, Mac, what's the dope on the North and South?" Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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As a social science student, I found this book invaluable in its incisive exposure of Eurocentrism. The authors treat the subject in a mature manner, and offer an alternative, that of decentering the discussion and making it multi-centric rather than Euro-centric. This book is sensitively written and does not offend Europeans, but seeks to reveal the hidden ways in which Eurocentrism manifests itself. I experienced the reading of this book as liberating and as a validation of my own thinking. I read a university library copy, but I intend to purchase a copy for my children to read - and to refer back to time and time again. It is a timeless work.
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Completely liberated my indoctrinated western worldview.
23 Jan 2012
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I ordered this when I about 18 or 19 years old after being vaguely introduced to the concept of "Eurocentrism." After barely reading half of it my mind exploded with a deep conscious awakening to the indoctrination, biased perspectives, and Eurocentric/Western world views I held that attributed to my own American nationalistic arrogance and lesser regard for the "undeveloped Third World countries." It challenged my views regarding world history, cultural psychology, philosophy, economics, religion, politics, and America's Prussian education system. It spawned my intellectual growth spurt, prompting me to become an avid reader and researcher, seeker of understanding the world around me and not denying it's truths when revealed. I recommend this book to every adult PERIOD.
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A Majestic, empowering work
31 Mar 1998
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As a social science student, I found this book invaluable in its incisive exposure of Eurocentrism. The authors treat the subject in a mature manner, and offer an alternative, that of decentering the discussion and making it multi-centric rather than Euro-centric. This book is sensitively written and does not offend Europeans, but seeks to reveal the hidden ways in which Eurocentrism manifests itself. I experienced the reading of this book as liberating and as a validation of my own thinking. I read a university library copy, but I intend to purchase a copy for my children to read - and to refer back to time and time again. It is a timeless work.
4 of 11 people found the following review helpful
A Provocative, Seminal Work
3 Jun 2000
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I started reading Unthinking Eurocentrism one night and couldn't sleep until I had finished it. Shohat and Stam's briliantly written, often witty, book is an intellectual page turner. I plan to read it again.
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