But when Sun Yat-sen began the process of Westernization after the 1911 Republican Revolution, wooden buildings were constructed less often, and traditional skills were slowly abandoned.

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It is truly sad -- especially when she thumps her chest saying "I am a feminist" without relating or qualifying the relevance of feminism to Islam -- because she has opened herself to the pitfalls of elitism and Westernization in the jingoistic sense.

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Despite the trappings of Westernization in major cities, a literacy rate of just 61 percent and high infant mortality rates betray the reality of India's status as an emerging nation.

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For former president George W. Bush and his advisers, the root of Islamic extremism was authoritarianism and the solution was Westernization through open elections.

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The uniforms are a vestige of Japan's crash course in Westernization 100 years ago -- the same phenomenon that introduced nationwide education for all.

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