Dainotto In Theory Summary

Europe (In Theory) by Roberto M. Dainotto sets out to question Eurocentrism "not from the outside but from the marginal inside of Europe itself (4)." Though Dainotto initially set out with one goal for his book, questioning Eurocentrism , he seems to address a few more things as well. What the book really does is provide (somewhat of) an explanation of European unification and identity through the exploration of European historiography. Rather than just address the existence of Eurocentrism like other previous studies, Dainotto looks at different origin points and influences throughout European history to try and not only explain Eurocentrism but also why Europe is the way it is today.
Much of Dainotto's text deals with the identification