Western Supremacy: The Triumph of an Idea - Softcover

Bessis, Sophie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842772198 ISBN 13: 9781842772195

Publisher: Zed Books, 2002

Synopsis

Sophie Bessis book gives a thorough history of colonial and developmentalist thought. Bessis tells the story of the West's relationship with those parts of the rest of the world it came to dominate. Bessis follows this trajectory, from the conquest of the Americas, through the slave trade and the scramble for Africa, the White Man's burden, Manifest Destiny and the growth of "scientific" racism, on to decolonization, the ideology of development, and structural adjustment.

About this title

About the Author:

Sophie Bessis is a writer and journalist in France. She was head of research and subsequently editor in chief of Jeune Afrique; director of the Panos Institute in Paris; and editor of Vivre Autrement, which was published by ENDA at the major UN world summits since 1992.
She is the author of a number of books over the past twenty years, including
La Dernière Frontière: Les tiers mondes et la tentations de l'Occident, J C Lattes,
La faim dans le monde, La Decouverte, Femmes du Maghreb: l'Enjeu (with Souhayr Belhassen), Femmes de Mediterrane, Karthala, La fin du tiers monde?, L'Occident et les autres: Histoire d'une suprematie, La Decouverte.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1842772198
• ISBN 13: 9781842772195
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304