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A review by teatimewithliam
Uncivilised: Ten Lies that Made the West by Subhadra Das
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
A fabulous read - Subhadra Das pulls double duty as both author and narrator to great effect. The Book effectively takes 10 ideas that are fundamental to Western ideology and peels them back without the pro-imperialism filter with which we were taught about these things in school.
Das is not afraid to fluster white readers (in fact, I'd say it's an intentional aim) who have strolled around the British Museum without giving due thought to the question 'I wonder if the people to whom these artefacts belong want their stuff back?' If you don't come away from this read enlightened, and more than a bit uncomfortable about the systemic injustices STILL embedded in the West...you should check yourself.
Das is not afraid to fluster white readers (in fact, I'd say it's an intentional aim) who have strolled around the British Museum without giving due thought to the question 'I wonder if the people to whom these artefacts belong want their stuff back?' If you don't come away from this read enlightened, and more than a bit uncomfortable about the systemic injustices STILL embedded in the West...you should check yourself.