non-Western
adjective
non-West·ern
ˌnän-ˈwe-stərn 
1
: not being part of the western tradition
non-Western countries
2
: of or relating to non-Western societies
non-Western values
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In fact, in 1947, Arnold Schoenberg, who is credited with transforming the practice of harmony in the early twentieth century, famously attacked those who relied on folk and non-Western music—especially Japanese music—as their source material.
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
Observers increasingly see the group, which is rapidly expanding its membership among the non-Western world, as a way to hedge against the U.S.-dominated international system, particularly in the wake of Washington’s sanctions against Russia after the latter’s invasion of Ukraine.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
Organizations such as the oil-trading cartel OPEC used economic leverage to assert greater non-Western control over natural resources.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Exhibitions focused on Native American civilizations and other non-Western cultures raise this critique implicitly but compellingly.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
Observers increasingly see the group, which is rapidly expanding its membership among the non-Western world, as a way to hedge against the U.S.-dominated international system, particularly in the wake of Washington’s sanctions against Russia after the latter’s invasion of Ukraine.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025
Organizations such as the oil-trading cartel OPEC used economic leverage to assert greater non-Western control over natural resources.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Exhibitions focused on Native American civilizations and other non-Western cultures raise this critique implicitly but compellingly.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Non-Western.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Western. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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