25-517: [REDACTED] Look up east west in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. East West (or East and West ) may refer to: East–West dichotomy , the contrast between Eastern and Western society or culture Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Books, journals and magazines [ edit ] East, West , an anthology of short stories written by Salman Rushdie East and West (book) ,
50-507: A " false dichotomy ", noting that both Asian and Western speakers use both forms of communication. In addition to difficulties in defining regions and overlooking hybridity, the East–West dichotomy has been criticized for creating an artificial construct of regional unification that allows one voice to claim authority to speak for multitudes. In "The Triumph of the East?", Mark T. Berger speaks to
75-573: A "New East" that might combine culturally in balancing against the West. Japan continued to make much of the concept, known as Pan-Asianism , throughout World War II , in propaganda . In China, it was encapsulated during the Cold War in a 1957 speech by Mao Zedong , who launched a slogan when he said, "This is a war between two worlds. The West Wind cannot prevail over the East Wind; the East Wind
100-536: A 1923 Austrian silent film East/West (also known as Est-Ouest ), a 1999 film by Régis Wargnier East West Players , an Asian American theatre organization East West 101 , an Australian television drama series Purab Aur Paschim (East and West), a 1970 Bollywood movie Music [ edit ] East-West (The Butterfield Blues Band album) , 1966 East West (Julia Fordham album) , 1997 East West (East West album) , 2003 East/West (album) , 2005, by Bill Frisell East West (band) ,
125-471: A 1998 book by Christopher Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong Philosophy East and West , an international, interdisciplinary academic journal East and West , a quarterly English-language journal published 1950 to 2009 by the Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente Ost und West , a German magazine Film, TV and theatre [ edit ] East and West (film) ,
150-642: A Chinese American bank in California East West Bank (Philippines) , a commercial bank East West Bus Company , a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia East West University , Dhaka, Bangladesh East–West University , Chicago, Illinois, US East and West Railroad of Alabama , a railroad in the US states of Alabama and Georgia East and West Riding Regiment , British Territorial Army Other uses [ edit ] Two of
175-415: A Christian metal band East and West (album) , a 1963 jazz album by Toshiko Akiyoshi and Charlie Mariano East West Records , an American record label "East West", a 1966 single by Herman's Hermits , later covered by Morrissey Companies and institutions [ edit ] East-West Airlines (India) , a former airline East-West Airlines (Australia) , a former airline East West Bank ,
200-407: A primary point is approached indirectly, but Western societies are said to use "deductive speech" in which speakers immediately establish their point. That is attributed to a higher priority among Asians in harmonious interrelations, but Westerners are said to prioritize direct communication. 2001's Intercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach described the East–West dichotomy linguistically as
225-691: Is bound to prevail over the West Wind." To Western writers, in the 1940s, it became bound up with an idea of aggressive, "frustrated nationalism", which was seen as "intrinsically anti- or non-Western"; sociologist Frank Furedi wrote, "The already existing intellectual assessment of European nationalism adapted to the growth of the Third World variety by developing the couplet of mature Western versus immature Eastern nationalism.... This East-West dichotomy became an accepted part of Western political theory." The 1978 book Orientalism , by Edward Said ,
250-580: Is complicated by the global dissemination of Islamic fundamentalism and by cultural diversity within Islamic nations, moving the argument "beyond that of an East-West dichotomy and into a tripartite situation." The East–West dichotomy has been used in studying a range of topics, including management, economics and linguistics. Knowledge Creation and Management (2007) examines it as the difference in organizational learning between Western cultures and Eastern cultures . It has been widely used in exploring
275-593: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages East%E2%80%93West dichotomy In sociology , the East–West dichotomy is the perceived difference between the Eastern and the Western worlds. Cultural and religious rather than geographical in division, the boundaries of East and West are not fixed, but vary according to the criteria adopted by individuals using
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#1732766106986300-476: Is the West's second complementary part, and Islamic nations regard it and other predominantly Christian nations as the West. Another unanswered question is whether Siberia (North Asia) is "Eastern" or "Western." The concept has been used in both "Eastern" and "Western" nations. Japanese sinologist Tachibana Shiraki, in the 1920s, wrote of the need to unify Asia— East Asia , Southeast Asia and South Asia but excluding Central Asia and West Asia —and form
325-727: The Blue Line (MARTA) in Georgia, United States Tōzai Line ( 東西線 , Tōzai-sen , "East West Line") can refer to one of several Japanese railway lines: JR Tōzai Line , operated by JR West mainly in Osaka Prefecture Tōzai Line (Kobe) , operated by Kobe Rapid Railway in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture Tōzai Line (Kyoto) , operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau in Kyoto Tōzai Line (Sapporo) , operated by
350-491: The 1990s feud between American hip hop enthusiasts Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title East West . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_West&oldid=1154143935 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
375-428: The East, embracing concepts of fixed Eastern cultural identity in a phenomenon described as "New Orientalism". Both approaches to the East–West dichotomy have been criticized for failing to take into account the historical hybridity of the regions. The concept has also been brought to bear on examinations of intercultural communication . Asians are widely described as embracing an "inductive speech pattern" in which
400-553: The East. However, there are a few Muslim-majority regions in Europe which do not fit this dichotomy. The culture line can be particularly difficult to place in regions of cultural diversity such as Bosnia and Herzegovina , whose citizens may themselves identify as East or West depending on ethnic or religious background. Further, residents of different parts of the world perceive the boundaries differently; for example, some European scholars define Russia as East, but most agree that it
425-708: The MTR line in Hong Kong East and West Junction Railway , a disused line in central England East-West Passenger Rail (Massachusetts) , a proposed passenger rail corridor between Boston and Western Massachusetts, United States East West Rail , a rail line under construction in England between Oxford and Cambridge East-West Railway , a proposed line in Nepal North–South Line (disambiguation) Northeast Line (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
450-963: The Sapporo City Transportation Bureau in Sapporo, Hokkaido Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line , operated by Tokyo Metro in Tokyo Sendai Subway Tōzai Line , operated by the Sendai City Transportation Bureau in Sendai See also [ edit ] Busan Metro Line 2 or the Dongseo Line, an east-west rail line in Busan, South Korea Central line (disambiguation) Crossrail (disambiguation) "East West Corridor" or Tuen Ma line (includes former Ma On Shan line ),
475-683: The elite narratives of power-holders in Asia as authentic representatives of a particular non-Western nation or social formation (and also contributing to the Balancing the East, Upgrading the West; U.S. Grand Strategy in an Age of Upheaval by Zbigniew Brzezinski January/February 2012 Foreign Affairs East West Line (disambiguation) (Redirected from East West Line (disambiguation) ) East–West line may refer to several rapid transit lines: East–West MRT line , Singapore East-West Line, former name of
500-502: The four cardinal directions A prime vertical direction East–West Highway (New England) , a proposed highway corridor East West Line (disambiguation) The East–West Schism , the 1054 break between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches East–West Shrine Game , an annual college football game East-west traffic , computer network traffic within a data center East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry ,
525-555: The issue as relates to examination of the "East-Asian miracle": The historical power of the East-West dichotomy, and the fixed conceptions of culture/race to which it is linked, have increasingly allowed the national elites of the region to speak not only for their 'nations,' but even for Asia and Asians.... There are numerous instances of Western scholars, intent on challenging North American and/or Western hegemony in both material and discursive terms, ending up uncritically privileging
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#1732766106986550-487: The period of rapid economic growth that has been termed the "East-Asian miracle" in segments of East Asia , particularly the Asian Tigers , following World War II . Some sociologists, in line with the West as a model of modernity posited by Arnold J. Toynbee , have perceived the economic expansion as a sign of the " Westernization " of the region, but others look for explanation in cultural/racial characteristics of
575-473: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title East–West line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East–West_line&oldid=1193238966 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description
600-497: The term. Used in discussing such studies as management , economics , international relations , and linguistics , the concept is criticized for overlooking regional hybridity . Conceptually, the boundaries are cultural, rather than geographical, as a result of which Australia and New Zealand are typically grouped in the West (despite being geographically in the east), while Islamic nations are, regardless of location, grouped in
625-567: Was highly influential in further establishing concepts of the East–West dichotomy in the Western world, bringing into college lectures a notion of the East as "characterized by religious sensibilities, familial social orders, and ageless traditions" in contrast to Western "rationality, material and technical dynamism, and individualism." More recently, the divide has also been posited as an Islamic "East" and an American and European "West." Critics note that an Islamic/non-Islamic East–West dichotomy
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