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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... American Oriental Society in 1842 . At its first annual meeting in 1843 its president , John Pickering , made the very clear point that America proposed for itself the study of the Orient in order to follow the example of the imperial ...
... American Oriental Society in 1842 . At its first annual meeting in 1843 its president , John Pickering , made the very clear point that America proposed for itself the study of the Orient in order to follow the example of the imperial ...
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... American training to feel superior to his own people because he is able to " manage " the Orientalist system ; in his relations with his superiors , the European or American Oriental- ists , he will remain only a " native informant ...
... American training to feel superior to his own people because he is able to " manage " the Orientalist system ; in his relations with his superiors , the European or American Oriental- ists , he will remain only a " native informant ...
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... American Oriental Society , 1842-1922 , " Journal of the American Ori- ental Society 43 ( 1923 ) : 11. See also E. A. Speiser , " Near Eastern Studies in America , 1939-45 , " Archiv Orientalni 16 ( 1948 ) : 76–88 . 110. As an instance ...
... American Oriental Society , 1842-1922 , " Journal of the American Ori- ental Society 43 ( 1923 ) : 11. See also E. A. Speiser , " Near Eastern Studies in America , 1939-45 , " Archiv Orientalni 16 ( 1948 ) : 76–88 . 110. As an instance ...
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