Americentrism

English Etymology en America en centrism. Noun - en Americocentrism. en 1992 w:Diane Ravitch Multiculturalism: E Pluribus Plures w:Daniel Bonevac Today’s Moral Issues: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives Mountain View, Calif. Mayfield Publishing Company part II (Utility), “Education” section 170 https://archive.org/details/todaysmoralissue00dani/page/170/mode/1up 2 0-87484-855-5 American education, if it is centered on anything, is centered on itself. It is “Americentric.” Most American students today have never studied any world history, they know very little about Europe, and even less about the rest of the world. Their minds are rooted solidly in the here and now. When the Berlin Wall was opened in the fall of 1989, journalists discovered that most American teenagers had no idea what it was, nor why its opening was such a big deal. Nonetheless, Eurocentrism provides a better target than Americentrism. en 1993 Rachel Felder Feedback Bands Manic, Pop, Thrill Hopewell, N.J. The Ecco Press 120 https://archive.org/details/manicpopthrill0000feld/page/120/mode/1up 0-88001-324-9 Like those writers, the Jesus and Mary Chain never explicitly declares that “it’s okay to be working class and from Great Britain.” But by singing in their own accents and dealing with real-life situations in their lyrics, the band’s members do offer an alternative to the “Americentrism” of, say, Madonna or Bruce Springsteen. en 2009 Marshall Jon Fisher Third Set: An American Twist A Terrible SplendorThree Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played New York, N.Y. Crown Publishers 150 https://archive.org/details/terriblesplendor00fish/page/150/mode/1up 978-0-307-39394-4 During the 1930s American thinkers had shifted in attitude from Eurocentrism toward Americentrism, and now, as Europe whipped itself into a frenzied readiness for war, America experienced a growing push for isolationism.