Christopher Gogwilt & Holt Meyer 
Westernness [PDF ebook] 
Critical Reflections on the Spatio-temporal Construction of the West

The word "West" is omnipresent and often unquestioned. The goal of this volume is to elaborate a critical reflection on this concept and make these implicit processes explicit. The articles focus on spatio-temporal practices regarding the production and representation of westernness. Taking critical perspectives, which view the West from the inside and the outside, they address issues of highest political and social relevance.