The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in Europe, Northern America, and Australasia; with some debate as to whether those in the former Soviet Union
The Parthenon in Athens
Christopher Columbus arrives at the New World.
Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, based on the correlations of ideal human proportions with geometry described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in Book III of his treatise De architectura.
Anti-Western sentiment, also known as anti-Atlanticism or Westernophobia, refers to the irrational fear, broad opposition, bias, or hostility towards the people, culture, or policies of the Western wo
Western world
…and the historical period in question, Russia was sometimes seen as a part of the West, and at other times juxtaposed with it, as well as endorsing anti-Western sentiment. The United States became more prominently featured in the conceptualizations of the West as it rose as a great power, amidst the development of…
Chinese pamphlet issued during the Boxer Rebellion depicting the Europeans (represented as having goat heads) being slaughtered and Manchu officials shooting at a crucified pig (meant to represent the Corpus Christi [which is Latin for "the body of Christ"] here)
Kwame Nkrumah with Ernesto "Che" Guevara, January 1965
Anti-Western pamphlet issued during the Boxer Rebellion showing lynching of Christian missionaries (derogatorily referred to as 'ghosts' here) by the Chinese natives and burning of their books.
The Greater East Asia Conference in November 1943, participants left to right: Ba Maw, Zhang Jinghui, Wang Jingwei, Hideki Tojo, Wan Waithayakon, José P. Laurel, Subhas Chandra Bose.