Prologemon: How I Discovered the Meaning of “Traveling East”
This essay exposes the constructed nature of the east/west binary as a means by which westerners (especially) can reinforce their sense of superiority, while easterners can use it as an intellectual stick to criticize their western counterparts. In its place I advocate a more measured approach based...
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Language: | English |
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2015-12-01
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Series: | Linguaculture |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/lincu.2015.2015.issue-2/lincu-2015-0041/lincu-2015-0041.xml?format=INT |