Anne’s corner
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A World History Free from Both Eurocentrism and Orientalism 16 Individualism
. (Individualism is often viewed as a concept unique to white Westerners. However, the desire to independently shape one’s own destiny without relying on the group is, in fact, widely found among the Chinese as well. On the other hand, even in the West, waves of fascism that suppress individual rights have repeatedly emerged.Modern individualism emerged in tandem with economic…
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A World History Free from Both Eurocentrism and Orientalism 15 How the “Modern Values” Came into Being
（Values such as freedom, individualism, democracy, and the market economy began to be clearly recognized in Western Europe from the 17th century onward. While white Westerners regard these values as unique to their own race, the situation was different in medieval Germanic societies. Modern values took shape as economic development from the Middle Ages onward allowed more people to live…