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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Main Author: Raw Laurence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-12-01
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