¶ … Eurocentrism to Polycentrism. Specifically, it will begin with a brief summary of the reading, present a summary of the main points presented in the reading, and finally end with thoughts, questions, and a critique of the article. This article discusses the globalization of our planet and the political differences that keep people apart, rather than join them together in a cohesive whole. From Eurocentrism to Polycentrism

The article begins with "The Myth of the West," and goes on to point out that terms that mean one thing geographically to us, mean a very different thing to many other peoples of the world. As the author notes in an important concept, "Thus politics overdetermines cultural geography." Unfortunately, that preoccupation with race, religion, and culture still exists today, which is another point the author makes throughout the article while pointing out the domination of the Eurocentric model in our "Western" culture today. This in itself is ambiguous, because the European continent is made up of numerous cultures, however, it has become the...

The author maintains much of this dependence on Eurocentrism began with Colonialism and the spread of great European nations across the globe as they jockeyed for political and geographical supremacy. Racism tends to be a major component of colonialist thought, and unfortunately, Colonialism has not disappeared today. The Euro supremist attitude still exists in the "West," and so, there are still great gaps between our global economy and our separatist and elitist outlooks, and this is the greatest obstacle facing polycentrism today. As the author wryly notes, "Multicultural bellies, full of tacos, felafel, and chow mein, are sometimes accompanied by monocultural minds." Even the term "Third World" conjures up…