Eurocentrism Modernity, Religion, and Democracy: A Critique of Eurocentrism and Culturalism

Samir Amin's fascinating book on the crucially important subject of Eurocentrism ranges from the spread of Hellenism with the conquest of Alexander the Great to the triumphs of imperialism and transnational capitalism of the 1980s. While essentially thoughtful and analytical, this study is quite rightly informed with outrage against European arrogance and with sympathy for the non-European victims on the periphery of the present system. Martin Bernal, author of Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization