Analyze and interpret the following quotation: “Worldwide,
non-Western cultures faced fundamental challenges to their cultural
identities—not so much a recentering of culture but a decentering
of culture” (Sayre, 2010, p.419).
In the later nineteenth century and early twentieth century, what
would a “decentering” of culture have meant for a given cultural
group? Select from among the non-Western cultural groups noted in
the text (Native American, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, or African)
and research the impact of Western or European cultures on that
group.
What was the selected non-Western culture like prior to the late
nineteenth century? How did it change as a result of European
expansion? How is this change representative of what Sayre calls a
“decentering” of culture? Be sure to use specific examples and
details.
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