Orientalism, Volume 10A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. |
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Page 161
... narrative of Lane's residence in Egypt but as narrative structure overwhelmed by Orientalist restructuring and detail . This , I think , is the central achievement of Lane's work . In outline and shape Modern Egyptians follows the ...
... narrative of Lane's residence in Egypt but as narrative structure overwhelmed by Orientalist restructuring and detail . This , I think , is the central achievement of Lane's work . In outline and shape Modern Egyptians follows the ...
Page 162
... narrative order , the detail is added to , and consequently the narrative fulfillment ex- pected on purely formal grounds is not given . In other words , although the gross outlines of Lane's text conform to the narrative and causal ...
... narrative order , the detail is added to , and consequently the narrative fulfillment ex- pected on purely formal grounds is not given . In other words , although the gross outlines of Lane's text conform to the narrative and causal ...
Page 240
... narrative by which history is represented argue that vision is insufficient , that " the Orient " as an unconditional ontological category does an injustice to the potential of reality for change . Moreover , narrative is the specific ...
... narrative by which history is represented argue that vision is insufficient , that " the Orient " as an unconditional ontological category does an injustice to the potential of reality for change . Moreover , narrative is the specific ...
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