JOURNAL ARTICLE

Jerry Bentley, World History, and the Decline of the “West”

John Pincince

Year: 2015 Journal:   Journal of world history Vol: 25 (4)Pages: 631-643   Publisher: World History Association

Abstract

Through the lens of an approach to world history inspired by Jerry Bentley, this essay examines two recent publications that lament the decline of Western civilization and Eurocentric historical narratives.

Keywords:
Lament Civilization History Narrative Western culture World history Art Ancient history Literature Archaeology

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Topics

Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Anthropology
Colonialism, slavery, and trade
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Anthropology

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