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Barbarism and its discontents
by ProQuest (Firm), Boletsi, Maria
fromCultural memory in the present
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Type: Book
This book examines both contemporary and historical uses of barbarism and traces its use in works of literature, art, and theory.
Barbarism and civilization form one of the oldest and most rigid oppositions in Western history. According to this dichotomy, barbarism functions as the negative standard through which "civilization" fosters its self-definition and superiority by labeling others "barbarians." Si…