{"product_id":"barbaric-others-merryl-wyn-davies-9780745307435","title":"Barbaric Others: A Manifesto on Western Racism","description":"The word barbarian is derived from the Greek term 'barbaroi' - or one who cannot speak Greek. As the Greeks believed that language was the tool of reason, non-Greek speakers, therefore, were considered devoid of the facility to reason or to act according to logic. This concept of barbarism in turn shaped the early anthropological observations of Columbus and the first European visitors to the Americas. Barbaric Others examines the convenient myopia which through the ages has allowed - and continues to allow - the West to see other peoples as 'barbarians', infidels, even  savages'. In the book, the authors present a succinct history of racism, xenophobia and the concept of 'otherness' from ancient Greece to the present day. Topics covered include the representation of the  other' in mythology, the mediaeval fascination with demons and the idea of the wild man, a critical overview of Columbus and 15th century exploration and the 'other' as colonial subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merryl Wyn Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745307434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745307435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.20w x 0.36d","brand":"Merryl Wyn Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120136122623,"sku":"9780745307435","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2fa2426-f779-4b23-911f-5b143f397e7b.jpg?v=1687412737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barbaric-others-merryl-wyn-davies-9780745307435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}