Eurocentricity

Picking up where I left off...

"How pervasive a concept is this?" I wondered to myself in reading the introduction to Part Five. I hurried through the introduction, which took forever because Strayer rasises some good, allbeit helpful concerns for countering eurocentrism.

Nevertheless, I got thru it and went straight to google maps. A quick search of world maps turned up map after map depicting Europe at center stage. Okay, so Europe's at center stage in all of the maps. I thought back. Europe had been at center stage for every map I'd seen. I really began to wonder how pervasive a concept eurocentrism really is. While I offer no commentary on why it should be or shouldn't be so, the fact that it is so has implications. Strayer discusses a number of them. I was struck with another thought. Has America become the Europe of 21st century? One could easily make the case. Much of the technology, weaponry, and innovation that's used the world over comes out of our lands. Other countries send their citizens here for education. I'd venture to say a majority of them stay. What do you think? How will "our" story be told in the "his story" books of tommorrow.

Fast forward, Strayer, reminds us that history is written by winners, but is participated in by all. This strikes me as a stretch. I'm not quite ready to write about that one yet though. Perhaps a little more reflection. Anyone else have any thoughts?