World History & Post Coloniality

Question 1

World History’s style

Answer 1

Covers land/power, non-western people, issues of colour/class, language, and the powerless

Used to just be west/east - Russia and America.
Then 60s, included Afro-African and Asian History when gaining independence - was labeled as third world though

Question 2

Edward Said’s style

Answer 2

Focus on misrepresentations in Eurocentric culture - eg prejudice to Arbo Islamic culture.

‘Orientalism’ = Edward Said. More power/money/economy/political power = more power in framing culture over monitories.
West took East’s ability to represent themselves.

Question 3

World History culture focuses

Answer 3

Early culture - Greek, India, Chinese, Arab, Persian
THEN
19th c - Marxism dominate
THEN
20th c - Decline of the west due to conflict