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{{Infobox person|name=Samir Amin|native_name=سمير أمين|birth_date=3 September 1931|death_date=21 August 2018|birth_place=Cairo, [[Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953)|Egypt]]|death_place=Paris, [[France]]|image=Samir Amin 2.png}} | {{Infobox person|name=Samir Amin|native_name=سمير أمين|birth_date=3 September 1931|death_date=21 August 2018|birth_place=Cairo, [[Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953)|Egypt]]|death_place=Paris, [[France]]|image=Samir Amin 2.png}}{{Stub}} | ||
'''Samir Amin''' (3 September 1931 – 21 August 2018) was an Egyptian [[Marxism|Marxist]] who coined the term "[[Eurocentrism]]." He and [[Edward Said]] both criticized Eurocentrism, but Amin focused more on its economic aspects instead of culture. He also criticized [[Postcolonialism|postcolonialists]] who believed Marxism was Eurocentric.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven|newspaper=Janata Weekly|title=Beyond Eurocentrism|date=2022-05-01|url=https://janataweekly.org/beyond-eurocentrism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512152031/https://janataweekly.org/beyond-eurocentrism/|archive-date=2022-05-12}}</ref> Amin opposed [[State of Israel|Israel]] and believed that the [[Communist Party of China]] was dedicated to building [[socialism]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Nino Brown, Husayn Karimi|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Remembering Samir Amin: A Marxist of the south|date=2019-08-12|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/samir-amin/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026154340/https://www.liberationschool.org/samir-amin/|archive-date=2021-10-26|retrieved=2022-08-27}}</ref> | '''Samir Amin''' (3 September 1931 – 21 August 2018) was an Egyptian [[Marxism|Marxist]] who coined the term "[[Eurocentrism]]." He and [[Edward Said]] both criticized Eurocentrism, but Amin focused more on its economic aspects instead of culture. He also criticized [[Postcolonialism|postcolonialists]] who believed Marxism was Eurocentric.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven|newspaper=Janata Weekly|title=Beyond Eurocentrism|date=2022-05-01|url=https://janataweekly.org/beyond-eurocentrism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512152031/https://janataweekly.org/beyond-eurocentrism/|archive-date=2022-05-12}}</ref> Amin opposed [[State of Israel|Israel]] and believed that the [[Communist Party of China]] was dedicated to building [[socialism]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Nino Brown, Husayn Karimi|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Remembering Samir Amin: A Marxist of the south|date=2019-08-12|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/samir-amin/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026154340/https://www.liberationschool.org/samir-amin/|archive-date=2021-10-26|retrieved=2022-08-27}}</ref> | ||
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Samir Amin (3 September 1931 – 21 August 2018) was an Egyptian Marxist who coined the term "Eurocentrism." He and Edward Said both criticized Eurocentrism, but Amin focused more on its economic aspects instead of culture. He also criticized postcolonialists who believed Marxism was Eurocentric.[1] Amin opposed Israel and believed that the Communist Party of China was dedicated to building socialism.[2]
Political career[edit | edit source]
Amin was born in Egypt in 1931. His mother was French and his father was Egyptian. He joined the Egyptian communist movement and moved to France 1947, where he joined the French Communist Party. He returned to Egypt in 1957 and later moved to Senegal.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven (2022-05-01). "Beyond Eurocentrism" Janata Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-05-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nino Brown, Husayn Karimi (2019-08-12). "Remembering Samir Amin: A Marxist of the south" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2022-08-27.