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 34
... race- and as I think ought to remain the dominant race — has been under- mined . " Not only does English prestige suffer ; " it is vain for a handful of British officials - endow them how you like , give them all the qualities of ...
... race- and as I think ought to remain the dominant race — has been under- mined . " Not only does English prestige suffer ; " it is vain for a handful of British officials - endow them how you like , give them all the qualities of ...
Page 37
... race , without reference to any real or supposed advantage which may accrue to England as a nation , or - as is more frequently the case - to the special interests represented by some one or more influential classes of Englishmen . If ...
... race , without reference to any real or supposed advantage which may accrue to England as a nation , or - as is more frequently the case - to the special interests represented by some one or more influential classes of Englishmen . If ...
Page 149
... race appears to us to be an incomplete race , by virtue of its simplicity . This race - if I dare use the analogy — is to the Indo - European family what a pencil sketch is to painting ; it lacks that variety , that amplitude , that ...
... race appears to us to be an incomplete race , by virtue of its simplicity . This race - if I dare use the analogy — is to the Indo - European family what a pencil sketch is to painting ; it lacks that variety , that amplitude , that ...
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