becomes globalized‚ countries are trailing behind their cultures and their identity‚ for them to be cohesive with the Western ideal. The alteration in clothing style‚ religious beliefs‚ family roles are few of the examples of the impacts of which Westernization has had on developing countries. With that said‚ a medical practice common in developing countries such as Uganda‚ Sudan and Iraq‚ is female circumcision (Keilburger‚ 2013). Often linked this practice to Islamic teachings‚ it is incorrect as in
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In 1949‚ the Nationalist party of China‚ the Kuomintang (KMT)‚ fled from mainland China after a civil war with the Chinese Communist Party. The KMT’s failure was due to poor management and widespread corruption within the party. In 1912‚ the last Chinese Emperor abdicated‚ with many parts of China resisting Imperial rule. With this abdication‚ China disintegrated into various smaller provinces‚ each one rules by a different warlord. Around this time‚ two political parties formed. One was a Nationalist
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Westernization is a word that is gradually becoming synonymous with modernization. There does‚ however‚ exist a clear and distinct difference between the two notions that must be clarified before moving forward. The former concept revolves specifically around the spread of western ideas to other cultures influencing everything from morals to general practices. The latter‚ on the other hand‚ involves a rather rationalist and positive essence to it [1] in that it could be a change in ways that are
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MFA DISSERTATION Western Impact on Indian Culture and Art From Colonial‚ through Modern and Contemporary Times Vishan Darren Seenath 2/2/2012 In the past decade contemporary art of the Indian sub-continent has received increasing attention‚ perhaps on the merit of the artists‚ but most likely due to the increasingly strong Indian economy and the money that is being made through foreign investments. There is a glaring observation to be made‚ and that is interest in India by the West seems
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Although the 1890s saw a reaction against the onslaught of Western influence‚ naturalists argued in favor of the best that was Japanese‚ but they did so in a thoroughly Western frame of reference and could identify little of exclusive value aside from the physical beauties of Japan‚ especially Mt. Fuji. Thus‚ Japan came to be under western influence. Due in part to the western influence‚ Japan has received many effects‚ both good and bad. In the same way that various cultural influence has helped
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How has rampant commercialization and westernization of India impacted the society and its attitude ? Discuss some of the positive and negative aspects of the same. India‚ seventh largest country by area and second most populous country‚ is a land of diversity. It is one the fastest growing economy of the world and with transforming society. There are many factors contributing to the change but Commercialization‚ Westernization and Modernization are the main driving force. Commercialization refers
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Kingdom Play an Important Role in the Westernization of China? Mao Zedong (1949) has ever said in On the People Democratic Dictatorship that‚ “From the time of China’s defeat in the Opium War of 1840‚ Chinese progressives went through untold hardships in their quest for truth from the Western countries. Hong Xiuquan‚ Kang Youwei‚ Yan Fu and Sun Yat-sen were representative of those who had looked to the West for truth before the Communist Party of China was born.” However‚ whether one person
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may know Egypt for its pyramids and pharaohs‚ but there is more to Egypt than its ancient history. Egypt went through several changes to become what we know today as Modern Egypt. These changes include the history of European imperialism‚ the westernization of Egypt‚ and the impact on their education. Egypt borrowed a lot of money from European countries‚ mostly Britain and France‚ for internal improvements. Egypt’s most important cash crop was cotton. Around the time of the American Civil War
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National identity and globalization A nation is a human cultural and social community. In as much as most members never meet each other‚ yet feel a common bond. Members of a "nation" share a common identity‚ and usually a common origin‚ in the sense of history‚ ancestry‚ parentage or descent. A nation extends across generations‚ and includes the dead as full members. Past events are framed in this context: for example‚ by referring to "our soldiers" in conflicts which took place hundreds of
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(Prompt/thesis) Prompt: Discuss possible reasons why Japan was the only non-western state to nationalize and win recognition as an equal and how it managed to accomplish this in a mere half century. Thesis: Being aware of recent Western invasions in China‚ Japan had recognized the need to transform their institutions and its society‚ therefore‚ Japan embraced nationalism. By 1649‚ Japan had shut down contact with the European world with the exception of a Dutch outpost on Deshima Island in Nagaski harbor
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