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I would say nearly all education systems downplays non local history. From my experience most Chinese people don't know much of European history before the 19th
by mijamo 5y ago
I would say nearly all education systems downplays non local history. From my experience most Chinese people don't know much of European history before the 19th century, and most latin Americans know very very little about the two world wars, most Europeans know very little about Asia pre 19th century.
- yunohn 5y agoYes, because in the 15-19th centuries, Europe was busy colonising the rest of the world. This led to an overlap in their histories - something the colonised usually are thoroughly educated about relative to the colonisers. But, in our global zeitgeist, Western culture is quite well known, while other countries' are usually seen through outdated tropes.
- DiggyJohnson 5y ago> because How does this connect with the GP? The commenter you’re replying to is suggesting that we should consider the difficulty/limited bandwidth of approaching history for an entirely global perspective, and that there is a universal tendency for people to focus on their local experience.