How Long to Read The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales by Sean Meighoo

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Most historical accounts of "the West" take it for granted that the guiding principles of the Western tradition—reason, progress, and freedom—have been passed down directly from ancient Greece to modern Europe, evolving in isolation from all non-Western cultures. Today, many political analysts and cultural critics maintain that the Western tradition is fast approaching its end, for better or worse, as it becomes more and more integrated with non-Western cultures in an increasingly globalized world. But what if we are witnessing something else entirely—not the "end" of the West but rather another historical mutation of the idea of the West itself? This groundbreaking work shows that whether the West is hailed as the source of all historical progress or scorned as the root of all cultural imperialism, it remains a deeply problematic concept that is intrinsically connected to an ethnocentric view of the world. In a critical reading of the continental philosophers Husserl, Heidegger, Levinas, and Derrida as well as the postcolonial thinkers Said, Mohanty, Bhabha, and Trinh, Sean Meighoo strikes at the intellectual foundations of Western exceptionalism until its ideological supports show through. Deconstructing the concept of the West in his provocative interpretations of Martin Bernal's controversial publication Black Athena and the Beatles' second film Help!, Meighoo poses a formidable question to philosophers, writers, political analysts, and cultural critics alike: Can we mount an effective critique of Western ethnocentrism without reinforcing the very idea of the West?

How long is The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales?

The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales by Sean Meighoo is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales aloud.

What Reading Level is The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales?

The End of the West and Other Cautionary Tales is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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