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So things like River of Gods, which is already being spoken about as part of the SF canon, and which is very much representative of the new, non-western global SF perspective, I can put in without any guilt or shame.
Building a Comprehensive SF&F Collection Lou Anders 2009
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The role of the car – as your space to serve your timetable – seems much less concrete in non-western cultures.
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The Chinese fascination with Western arts and culture does not obviate the pressing need for expanded curricula that explore non-western and multicultural music, art, literature, and history.
Brian D. Cohen: The Chinese Are Coming: Another Perspective Brian D. Cohen 2011
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Personally, I like seeing more settings and viewpoints from non-western countries.
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Also, while I do read and write SF mostly in English, I do wish that it would feature more non-western viewpoints.
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Although the narrative in Left Behind has an ingenious contemporary twist, which ensures its broad appeal, it shares all the major characteristic of apocalyptic stories you find in non-western, non-Christian worlds.
Paul Stoller: Enraptured Politics Paul Stoller 2011
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Although the narrative in Left Behind has an ingenious contemporary twist, which ensures its broad appeal, it shares all the major characteristic of apocalyptic stories you find in non-western, non-Christian worlds.
Paul Stoller: Enraptured Politics Paul Stoller 2011
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Blah Blah, why do people like you insist everything "western" is bad, and everything non-western is good and/or superior.
Advisor: Was it cruel to let poor kids in India play with my iPod? Boing Boing 2009
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Although the narrative in Left Behind has an ingenious contemporary twist, which ensures its broad appeal, it shares all the major characteristic of apocalyptic stories you find in non-western, non-Christian worlds.
Paul Stoller: Enraptured Politics Paul Stoller 2011
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So I set up the "Optimism in Literature Around the World, and SF in particular" feature to raise awareness about non-western fiction, and to hopefully attract writers from outside the western world to submit (or inspire western writers to write about non-western places and/or characters).
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