Sentence examples for imposition of Western from inspiring English sources
Uganda's government declares itself to be standing up against the arrogant imposition of "Western values".
To developing countries this worldview smacks of a return to colonialism and the imposition of Western values.
The imposition of Western sanctions, which followed Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea, hobbled the Russian economy, which had previously enjoyed a decade of strong growth.
Officials in Ukraine who complain about "the imposition of Western values" like the rule of law are certainly fond of their Western bank accounts and European residences.
This is not an "arrogant imposition of 'Western values'", as the Ugandan president would have it, but rather a defence of freedom.
Resisting the imposition of Western concepts of history, land, nation, society, and narrative, many of these writers explored their oral traditions, myths, and cultural practices.
Yet the day before that demonstration even more women (pictured right), nearly all wearing full face veils, gathered at the same spot to denounce the law as an imposition of unIslamic, Western values.Arab women have made huge if uneven strides since the issue of their rights arose a hundred years ago.
Sociocultural influences are reflected, for example, in attitudes to feasting in some cultures which may have been suitable in historical times but are contraindicated with the imposition of a western culture and diets.
It is based on a body of knowledge constructed over the course of this century and sustained by moral and expert authority, and it uses these to justify the act of imposition of Western-based principles in the name of the best interests of the child.
But for Libyans, it has meant a loss of ownership of their own future and the effective imposition of a western-picked administration of Gaddafi defectors and US and British intelligence assets.
Yet a year after the overthrow of the Taliban and imposition of a Western-backed government, there has been little improvement in the lives of most Afghans, few of whom possess televisions or fine clothes or care about the luxury of free speech.
