The Decline of western civilization : decolonizing the world / John Mohawk.

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The Decline of western civilization : decolonizing the world / John Mohawk.
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SZ0715
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John Mohawk, an Amerindian activist, speaks on the patterns and impending failure of Euramerican dominance. He begins with a personal account of government attempts to mainstream Indian peoples, and calls into question why the working underclass (including Amerindians) coperate when everything is to their disadvantage. The height of Euramerican dominance came in 1890, but after two World Wars decolinzation has begun. The 400 year western dominance, however, has left a culture (literature, philosophy, etc.) which legitimizes hegemony. In order for humans to survive, Mohawk argues, their must be dramatic changes in those assumptions of dominance and coercion. He continues by warning against mindless "normality," which has created a docile underclass. The Third World, however, is creating an alternative to the Euramerican blueprint: post-modernism. The Euramericans are attempting to retain control throught international debt, but new conflicts a reemerging which will eventually transform the entire system.|THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION : DECOLONIZING THE WORLD / John Mohawk. John Mohawk, an Amerindian activist, speaks on the patterns and impending failure of Euramerican dominance. He begins with a personal account of government attempts to mainstream Indian peoples, and calls into question why the working underclass (including Amerindians) coperate when everything is to their disadvantage. The height of Euramerican dominance came in 1890, but after two World Wars decolinzation has begun. The 400 year western dominance, however, has left a culture (literature, philosophy, etc.) which legitimizes hegemony. In order for humans to survive, Mohawk argues, their must be dramatic changes in those assumptions of dominance and coercion. He continues by warning against mindless "normality," which has created a docile underclass. The Third World, however, is creating an alternative to the Euramerican blueprint: post-modernism. The Euramericans are attempting to retain control throught international debt, but new conflicts are emerging which will eventually transform the entire system. RECORDED: Hunter College, New York, 9 Mar. 1992. !!RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS!! For cassette copies contact Radio Free Main (207) 622-6229.

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1 reel (60 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., mono.|60:00
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Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1992.
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