Amsterdam University Press Eurocentrism in European History and Memory

Eurocentrism, memory, historiography, idea of Europe, Orientalism, European Union Review This is a very insightful collection of well-written essays, covering a wide range of issues and appealing to a wide public. It is both comprehensive in its outlook, as well as rich in detail. Its refreshing and multifaceted approach provides a welcome contribution to the research on Eurocentrism. - Elbrich Offringa, Journal of European Integration History 26.1 (2020) This is an excellent collection of essays, which will undoubtedly become a standard reference work in the field of European history and cultural studies. - Jan Vermeiren, University of East Anglia From the Inside Flap Eurocentrism means seeing the world in Europes terms and through European eyes. This may not be unreasonable for Europeans, but there are unforeseen consequences. Eurocentric history implies that a scientific modernity has diffused out from Europe to benefit the rest of the world, through colonies and development aid. It involves the imposition of European norms on places and times where they are often quite inappropriate. In Eurocentrism in European History and Memory, well-known scholars explore and critically analyse manifestations of Eurocentrism in representations of the European past from different disciplines history, literature, art, memory and cultural policy as well as from different geographical perspectives. The book investigates the role imaginings of the European past since the eighteenth century played in the construction of a Europeanist worldview and the ways in which Europe was constructed in literature and art. From the Back Cover Eurocentrism means seeing the world in Europe's terms and through European eyes. This may not be unreasonable for Europeans, but there are unforeseen consequences. Eurocentric history implies that a scientific modernity has diffused out from Europe to benefit the rest of the world, through colonies and development aid. It involves the imposition of European norms on places and times where they are often quite inappropriate. In Eurocentrism in European History and Memory, well-known scholars explore and critically analyse manifestations of Eurocentrism in representations of the European past from different disciplines -- history, literature, art, memory and cultural policy -- as well as from different geographical perspectives. The book investigates the role imaginings of the European past since the eighteenth century played in the construction of a Europeanist worldview and the ways in which 'Europe' was constructed in literature and art. About the Author Matthijs Lok is Assistant Professor of Modern European History at the University of Amsterdam.|Robin de Bruin is Assistant Professor of European Studies at the University of Amsterdam, with a current research focus on the relationship between decolonization and European integration. He lectures on Modern European History, including European integration.|Marjet Brolsma is Assistant Professor of European Cultural History at the University of Amsterdam.