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Is it too anglocentric to conclude that the IPL has become nothing more than a cash cow, beloved of Indian celebrity and cricketers in pursuit of a pension, but of minimal cricketing relevance?
No reason to doubt Alastair Cook as an England one-day force | Vic Marks 2011
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I would like to think that this interpretation is not true but sadly I think it seriously reflects the anglocentric nature of the UK, and is why a move towards a more federal UK, if not full independence, is inevitable.
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But Globish belongs to a new post-imperial wave in which the story has been reframed to make it less anglocentric.
Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language by Robert McCrum Deborah Cameron 2010
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You can comment: ...please don't be shy about letting us know how absurd/barbaric/sexist/anglocentric you find our selection, in the comments below.
Daimnation!: "Who are the world's top public intellectuals?" 2008
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All in all, there seems to be far more going on Latin America than I with my anglocentric bias would have expected.
Viva El Software Libre! glyn moody 2008
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Juana was a shadowy figure in much of our anglocentric books, and I think that Juana's story takes place in a real pivotal period in european history.
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Juana was a shadowy figure in much of our anglocentric books, and I think that Juana's story takes place in a real pivotal period in european history.
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Totally an aside, but it's interesting how Scandinavia fall off the edge of the earth after 1066 so far as anglocentric popular history is concerned.
Viking: Odinn’s Child Carla 2006
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Furthermore, it is a touch anglocentric in that there is no imminent threat to English therefore we need not fear preserving our own 'beloved language' Fishman.
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It is time colonial, flat earth, anglocentric terms like "Far East" were retired.
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