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What is Europe? : Comments
By Ioan Voicu, published 12/6/2008Europe and Asia are joined at the hip, but can they have a more meaningful relationship?
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My approach as a teacher has been to teach "Western History" with emphasis on a shared history and a common genesis through Indo-Germanic language roots, with movements such as the Renaissance and Englightenment being a common thread.
This approach comes as a surprise to the majority of students whose limited knowledge of Western history has led them to view individual European countries as separate entities and thus they are unused to actual meaning of Europe as other than a geographical indicator.
Although exporters are catching on to the idea of a European market as opposed to simply a German or French etc. one it will, I think take a little more time before the average Chinese person comes to appreciate the term "Europe" and its implications.